"bypasses" in the noun sense

1. beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway

a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

2. bypass

a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

3. shunt, electrical shunt, bypass

a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

"bypasses" in the verb sense

1. bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around

avoid something unpleasant or laborious

"You cannot bypass these rules!"

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