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bypasses

/ˈbaɪˌpæsɪz/ /ˈbaɪˌpɑːsɪz/

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noun

A road that passes around something, such as a residential area

Examples :

"The new highway has several bypasses that reduce traffic in the town centers. "

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A circumvention

Examples :

"The new highway includes several bypasses around the small towns, allowing drivers to avoid local traffic. "

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A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture

Examples :

"The plumber installed two bypasses around the old, corroded sections of the water pipe so we could still have water while he fixed the main problem. "

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noun

An electrical shunt

Examples :

"The old Christmas lights had bypasses built into each bulb, so if one bulb burned out, the rest would still stay lit. "

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An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass

Examples :

"The doctor recommended heart bypasses to improve blood flow around the blocked arteries. "

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verb

To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass

Examples :

"The new highway bypasses the town center, making travel much faster. "

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To ignore the usual channels or procedures

Examples :

"Since the manager bypasses her team and only talks to the CEO, the team feels ignored and unimportant. "

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