Meaning of bypass in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈbaɪˌpæs/

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  1. Verb

    bypass

    Definitions

    1. avoid something unpleasant or laborious

    Examples

    • « You cannot bypass these rules! »

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  2. Noun

    bypass

    Definitions

    1. a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town

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  3. 2. a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
  4. 3. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

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