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bypass

by·pass

UK/ˈbaɪpɑːs/ US/ˈbaɪpæs/ fairly common
verb (1) noun (3)

verb

1.

avoid something unpleasant or laborious

  • “You cannot bypass these rules!”
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noun

1.

a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town

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3.

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

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Origin

From Middle English *bypassen, *bipassen (suggested by past participle by-past, bipast), equivalent to by- + pass.

Phrases

  • bleach bypass
  • bypass air
  • bypass duct
  • bypass ratio
  • coronary artery bypass
  • spiritual bypass

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