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Detailed Synonyms for bypass in English

bypass:

bypass [the ~] noun

  1. the bypass
    – a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center 1
    the ringway; the bypass; the ring road; the beltway
    – a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center 1
  2. the bypass
    – a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current 1
    the shunt; the electrical shunt; the bypass
    – a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current 1
  3. the bypass
    – a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) 1
    the bypass
    – a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) 1

bypass verb

  1. bypass
    – avoid something unpleasant or laborious 1
    get around; to short-circuit; go around; bypass
    – avoid something unpleasant or laborious 1

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Related Definitions for "bypass":

  1. a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center1
  2. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current1
  3. a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)1
  4. avoid something unpleasant or laborious1
    • You cannot bypass these rules!1

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