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English noun: bypass

1. bypass (artifact) a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center


Synonymsbeltway, ring road, ringway


Broader (hypernym)highway, main road

2. bypass (body) a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)


Broader (hypernym)shunt

3. bypass (artifact) a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current


Synonymselectrical shunt, shunt


Broader (hypernym)conductor


Part meronymcircuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit


English verb: bypass

1. bypass (communication) avoid something unpleasant or laborious


SamplesYou cannot bypass these rules!.


Synonymsget around, go around, short-circuit


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)avoid









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