'bypass' definitions:

Definition of 'bypass'

(from WordNet)
noun
A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center [syn: beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway]
noun
A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
noun
A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current [syn: shunt, electrical shunt, bypass]
verb
Avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!" [syn: bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around]

Synonyms of 'bypass'

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