bypass
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noun \ˈbī-ˌpas\Definition of BYPASS
1
: a passage to one side; especially : a deflected route usually around a town
2
See Examples of BYPASS
- The bridge is being rebuilt so we'll have to take the bypass.
First Known Use of BYPASS
1848
Rhymes with BYPASS
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2bypass
transitive verbDefinition of BYPASS
1
a : to avoid by means of a bypass <bypass a congested area> b : to cause to follow a bypass
2
a : to neglect or ignore usually intentionally b : circumvent <attempting to bypass the law>
Examples of BYPASS
- To bypass the city, take the highway that circles it.
- Is there a way to bypass the bridge construction?
- He bypassed the manager and talked directly to the owner.
- She managed to bypass the usual paperwork.
First Known Use of BYPASS
1736
Related to BYPASS
- Synonyms
- detour, circumnavigate, circumvent, skirt
- Antonyms
- attend (to), heed, mind, regard, tend (to)
by·pass
noun \ˈbī-ˌpas\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of BYPASS
: a surgically established shunt <cardiopulmonary bypass of blood from the right atrium to the aorta>; also : a surgical procedure for the establishment of a shunt—see coronary bypass, gastric bypass, jejunoileal bypass
—bypass transitive verb
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