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bypass
('b/aI/p/A/s )

noun (n)

  • a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    beltway, ring road, ringway
    source: wordnet30
  • a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)(noun.body)
    source: wordnet30
  • a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    electrical shunt, shunt
    source: wordnet30
  • A by- passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • avoid something unpleasant or laborious(verb.communication)
    Example:
    You cannot bypass these rules!.
    Synonym:
    get around, go around, short-circuit
    source: wordnet30
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