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by·pass
 bypass
- pronunciation:
- baI
paes
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a highway that is built to go around an obstacle or an area of congestion such as a city.
We don't have to go through the downtown area now that the bypass is complete.- synonyms:
- beltway
- similar words:
- detour
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| definition 2: |
a pipe or other device that directs a flowing liquid or gas around an obstacle, pipe, or other fixture.
- similar words:
- pipe, pipeline
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| definition 3: |
in medicine, the operation by which an alternative route of flow is created in order to avoid a blocked or diseased organ or part of such an organ.
His cardiologist told him he would need a bypass. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bypassed, bypasses, bypassing |
| definition 1: |
to go around or avoid.
They bypassed the city by taking the expressway.She hoped to bypass the regulations and continue using her outdated equipment.- synonyms:
- avoid, circumvent, detour, skirt
- similar words:
- elude, evade
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| definition 2: |
to cause (liquid in a pipe or fixture) to flow around an obstacle.
This device bypasses the water.- similar words:
- deflect, divert
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| related words: |
obviate, pass |
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