bypass

or by-pass

[ bahy-pas, -pahs ]

/ ˈbaɪˌpæs, -ˌpɑs /

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noun

a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.

a secondary pipe or other channel connected with a main passage, as for conducting a liquid or gas around a fixture, pipe, or appliance.

Electricity. shunt (def. 9).

a surgical procedure in which a diseased or obstructed hollow organ is temporarily or permanently circumvented.Compare coronary bypass, gastric bypass, heart-lung machine, intestinal bypass.

verb (used with object), by·passed or (Rare) by·past; by·passed or by·past; by·pass·ing.

to avoid (an obstruction, city, etc.) by following a bypass.

to cause (fluid or gas) to follow a secondary pipe or bypass.

to neglect to consult or to ignore the opinion or decision of: He bypassed the foreman and took his grievance straight to the owner.

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Origin of bypass

1840–50; apparently back formation from by-passage;see by¹ (adj.), passage¹

OTHER WORDS FROM bypass

bypasser, by-passer, noun

Words nearby bypass

BYOB, BYOD, by one's bootstraps, by oneself, by one's wits, bypass, bypass capacitor, bypass engine, bypass ratio, bypast, by-path

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Example sentences from the Web for bypass

It has allowed the project to bypass normal due diligence and environmental impact assessments.
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Problems so big it only makes common sense for Bieber to bypass any plea offer and move forward with a trial.
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With that audience in mind, I hope to hear how the President will bypass Washington gridlock and get some things done.
'Crossfire' Predicts the State of the Union||January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First, Obama offered that there is “no short-cut to democracy” and that he could not utilize executive orders to bypass Congress.
Obama: A President Tests His Limits|Ron Christie|January 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One of the other characters just had bypass surgery, and we cooked food to send him.
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If the bypass is pulled wide open, the motors beyond do not turn; for the oil fails to reach them.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton
Driving the loose horses at full run, the women and children raced toward that bypass.
The Story of Geronimo|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Like that Bypass person up at old Boom Bagshaw's, only much nicer and younger and friendlier than she is.
If Winter Comes|A.S.M. Hutchinson
And the presence of the capital has set up other special currents of influence and sympathy that bypass normal political channels.
The Nation's River|United States Department of the Interior
We have gained our speed by learning to bypass every avenue but the main one, and not get lost in tempting side roads.'
The Unlearned|Raymond F. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for bypass

bypass

/ (ˈbaɪˌpɑːs) /

noun

a main road built to avoid a city or other congested area

any system of pipes or conduits for redirecting the flow of a liquid

a means of redirecting the flow of a substance around an appliance through which it would otherwise pass

surgery

the redirection of blood flow, either to avoid a diseased blood vessel or in order to perform heart surgerySee coronary bypass
(as modifier)bypass surgery

electronics

an electrical circuit, esp one containing a capacitor, connected in parallel around one or more components, providing an alternative path for certain frequencies
(as modifier)a bypass capacitor

verb -passes, -passing, -passed or -past (tr)

to go around or avoid (a city, obstruction, problem, etc)

to cause (traffic, fluid, etc) to go through a bypass

to proceed without reference to (regulations, a superior, etc); get round; avoid

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Medical definitions for bypass

bypass

[ bī′păs′ ]

n.

A passage created surgically to divert the flow of blood or other bodily fluid or to circumvent an obstructed or diseased organ.

A surgical procedure to create such a channel.

Scientific definitions for bypass

bypass

[ bī′păs′ ]

A passage created surgically to divert the flow of blood or other bodily fluid or to circumvent an obstructed or diseased organ.

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