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

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