bypass

Noun · Verb
US[bahy-pas]/ˈbaɪˌpæs/2 syllables
Synonyms: beltwayring roadringwayshuntelectrical shuntshort-circuitgo aroundget around

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)bypast, bypassed, bypassing

  1. avoid something unpleasant or laborious“You cannot bypass these rules!”Synonyms: short-circuitgo aroundget aroundMore general avoid

Noun (3)

  1. a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the centerSynonyms: beltwayring roadringwayType of highway, main road
  2. a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)Type of shunt
  3. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the currentSynonyms: shuntelectrical shuntType of conductorPart of circuit, electrical circuit

Related words shunt verb

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

By-pass \By"-pass\, n. (Mech.) A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course. [1913 Webster]
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