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Bypass
ˈbʌɪpɑːs
Bypass definitions
noun
bypass
bypasses
- a road passing round a town or its centre to provide an alternative route for through traffic
- a secondary channel, pipe, or connection to allow a flow when the main one is closed or blocked
- a surgical operation in which an alternative channel is created, especially to improve blood flow to the heart when a coronary artery is blocked
"I had a bypass last year so have been building up my strength"
- an alternative channel created during a bypass operation
verb
bypass
bypassed
bypasses
bypassing
- go past or round
"bypass the farm and continue to the road"
go round go past make a detour round pass round- provide (a town) with a route diverting traffic from its centre
"the town has been bypassed"
- avoid or circumvent (an obstacle or problem)
"a manager might bypass formal channels of communication"