Bypass meaning

What does “bypass” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“bypass” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center.

bypass

noun

  1. a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

  2. a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

  3. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

verb

  1. avoid something unpleasant or laborious

    “You cannot bypass these rules!”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University