bypass

What is the Definition of 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

Other meanings of bypass (synonyms, cognates).