noun🔗ShareA road that passes around something, such as a residential area"The new bypass road avoids the congested neighborhood, making the commute to school much faster. "areawaytrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA circumvention"The student's illness created a bypass of the usual school schedule. "waytechnologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture"The plumber installed a bypass to reroute the water around the faulty washing machine. "utilitypartdevicetechnicalmachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn electrical shunt"The electrician installed a bypass to redirect the electrical current around the damaged wire. "electronicsdeviceelectrictechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass"After the heart attack, the doctor recommended a bypass to improve blood flow to the heart. "medicineorgananatomyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass"Because the main road was flooded, we had to bypass it by taking a dirt road through the fields. "technicalwayactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo ignore the usual channels or procedures"To avoid the usual lunch line, she bypassed the cafeteria and bought her lunch from the deli. "organizationbusinesstechnologygovernmentprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading