bypass

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: by=pass

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bypass, n. & v.
--n.
1 a road passing round a town or its centre to provide an alternative route for through traffic.
2 a a secondary channel or pipe etc. to allow a flow when the main one is closed or blocked. b an alternative passage for the circulation of blood during a surgical operation on the heart.
--v.tr.
1 avoid; go round.
2 provide with a bypass.

THESAURUS

bypass

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