Meaning & Definition of Bypass in English
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Bypass
/baɪpæs/
noun
1. A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
synonym:
- beltway,
- bypass,
- ring road,
- ringway
2. A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
synonym:
- bypass
3. A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
synonym:
- shunt,
- electrical shunt,
- bypass
verb
1. Avoid something unpleasant or laborious
- "You cannot bypass these rules!"
synonym:
- bypass,
- short-circuit,
- go around,
- get around