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   bypass

   /ˈbʌɪpɑːs/

   noun

   • 1. a road passing round a town or its centre to provide an alternative route for through traffic.
   • 2. a secondary channel, pipe, or connection to allow a flow when the main one is closed or blocked.
   • 3. a surgical operation in which an alternative channel is created, especially to improve blood flow to the heart when a coronary artery is blocked: "I had a bypass last year so have been building up my strength"
   • ▪ an alternative channel created during a bypass operation.

   verb

   • 1. go past or round: "bypass the farm and continue to the road" Similar go roundgo pastmake a detour roundpass roundavoidkeep out ofdon't go near
   • ▪ provide (a town) with a route diverting traffic from its centre: "the town has been bypassed"
   • ▪ avoid or circumvent (an obstacle or problem): "a manager might bypass formal channels of communication" Similar avoidevadedodgeescapeeludecircumventget roundskirt (round)find a way roundgive a wide berth tosidestepsteer clear ofget out ofshirkinformal:duck

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   What does bypass mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! BYPASS definition: 1. to avoid something by going around it: 2. to ignore a rule or official authority: 3. a medical…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to bypass a union?

   • If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly. A growing number of employers are trying to bypass the unions altogether. [VERB noun]

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   What is another word for bypass?

   • Other forms: bypassed; bypassing; bypasses When you bypass something, you avoid it, go around it, or ignore it. You might wish you could just read the books assigned in your English class and bypass the papers and exams.

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   What does it mean to bypass a road?

   • For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. Driving the loose horses at full run, the women and children raced toward that bypass. Bypass definition: a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction..

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   What is a gastric bypass?

   • a. An alternative passage created surgically to divert the flow of blood or other bodily fluid or circumvent an obstructed or diseased organ. b. A surgical procedure to create such a channel: a coronary artery bypass; a gastric bypass.

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   What is a bypass valve?

   • A bypass is a way of diverting a flow of fluid around a system. There has to be a bypass - another way for water to flow around the system if all the valves are closed. A bypass is a system of pipes and valves permitting the diversion of flow or pressure around a line valve. A bypass is a way of diverting a flow of fluid around a system.

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    When you bypass something, you avoid it, go around it, or ignore it. You might wish you could just read the books assigned in your English class and bypass the papers and exams.