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bypass

DEFINITIONS OF: bypass

1

v avoid something unpleasant or laborious

“You cannot bypass these rules!”
Synonyms:
get around, go around, short-circuit
Type of:
avoid
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

n a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

Synonyms:
beltway, ring road, ringway
Type of:
highway, main road
a major road for any form of motor transport

n a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

Type of:
shunt
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another

n a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

Synonyms:
electrical shunt, shunt
Type of:
conductor
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
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