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bypass

/ˈbaɪpæs/noun, verb2 syllables

Bypass means: a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center.

Synonyms for bypass8

noun, as in a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

beltway, ring road, ringway

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

shunt, electrical shunt

verb, as in avoid something unpleasant or laborious

short-circuit, go around, get around

What does bypass mean?4

noun

1

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

2

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

3

a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

verb

1

avoid something unpleasant or laborious“You cannot bypass these rules!”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Bypass in a sentence

  • Fish ladders help salmon bypass man-made obstacles, such as dams.Hybrid
  • Bypassing this obstacle, you find your way again.niceguydave
  • It's no good trying to bypass the problem.norveeg
  • A bypass allows more blood to flow to the heart.bigfellow68
  • Yanni wants to bypass all that small talk.Amastan
  • There was a pile-up on the town bypass involving about twenty cars.sundown
  • AI is best used to enhance learning rather than bypass it.rul
  • Russia will bypass the Western blockade.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bypass

as a noun

plural
bypasses

as a verb

past tense
bypassed
present participle
bypassing
third-person singular
bypasses
past participle
bypassed