Definition of bypass
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Examples of bypass in a Sentence
The bridge is being rebuilt so we'll have to take the bypass.
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The flight, on an unusual bypass mail route, originated in Bethel.
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The cause was complications after heart bypass surgery, said a son, Adam Biegel.
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In 2012, for example, the average cost of coronary bypass surgery was more than $73,000 in the United States but less than $23,000 in France.
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Their solution was to propose the new dam and a bypass channel for the fish, a project expected to take between two and three years to build.
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Trump did not elaborate on how the US might help the child, but a US doctor has agreed to carry out an experimental treatment called nucleoside bypass therapy.
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WEIRDEST: Barnyard Wedding Available at the Triple Play stand in Section 115, the Barnyard Wedding may end up leading to a triple bypass.
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As the senate voted on his proposal, Vasco was recovering from seven-way coronary bypass surgery.
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That required an emergency temporary repair, followed by a short-term bypass that cost about $350,000.
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First Known Use of bypass
1848
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Definition of bypass
transitive verb
1a : to avoid by means of a bypass bypass a congested areab : to cause to follow a bypass
2a : to neglect or ignore usually intentionallyb : circumvent attempting to bypass the law
Examples of bypass in a Sentence
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.
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The current policy only allows the DHS to bypass the courts when an undocumented immigrant is found within 100 miles of the U.S. border and has been in the country for less than two weeks.
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Inmates would be able to bypass asking correctional officers for these products—a process that could lead to abuse.
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When the nation’s interstate boom bypassed Madison in the 1960s, the small town wasn’t crippled like so many others.
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But because of the growing number of retailers courting the natural and organic food shopper, some food companies are bypassing Whole Foods.
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MORE DRAFT COVERAGE Gary Parrish at CBS Sports has the Pacers taking Terrance Ferguson, who bypassed college for one year to play in Australia.
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That would bypass the usual 60-vote threshold and keep Democrats from blocking the measure.
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Republicans, who hold 52 seats in the Senate, are planning to pass their repeal bill using special budget rules that would bypass a Democratic filibuster.
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Buses will transfer passengers with American Airlines tickets who arriving on domestic flights at Terminal 3 to the international terminal, bypassing security.
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First Known Use of bypass
1736
BYPASS Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of bypass for English Language Learners
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: a road that goes around a blocked or very crowded area
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medical : a procedure done to allow blood to flow past a blocked blood vessel to reach the heart
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Definition of bypass for English Language Learners
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: to go around or avoid (a place or area)
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: to avoid or ignore (someone or something) especially to get something done quicker
BYPASS Defined for Kids
Definition of bypass for Students
: a road serving as a substitute route around a blocked or crowded area
Medical Dictionary
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playMedical 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 ◆When a bypass is performed on more than one coronary artery or branch, the number of times (double, triple, etc.) is often specified. I was immediately scheduled for a triple bypass, but they decided to try an angioplasty.—Terry Todd, Sports Illustrated, 1 Aug. 1983—see coronary bypass, gastric bypass, jejunoileal bypass
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