Meaning & use
bypass
To go around or avoid an obstacle, rule, or process rather than dealing with it directly.
See it in a sentence
The new highway lets drivers bypass the congested downtown area entirely.
He bypassed his manager and took the complaint straight to the company's president.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'bypass' can refer to a road built to route traffic around a town, or to a surgical procedure that reroutes blood flow, as in 'heart bypass surgery'.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A road, pipe, or route that allows something to go around an obstruction, or a surgical procedure that reroutes blood flow.
He underwent bypass surgery after doctors found a blocked artery.
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