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Definition of bypass

Overview of noun bypass

The noun bypass has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway

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

2. bypass

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

3. shunt, electrical shunt, bypass

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

Overview of verb bypass

The verb bypass has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (4) bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around

(avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!")