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bypass

noun verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
B
Ends with
S
Contains
YP
Scrabble score
13

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Pronunciation

ˈbaɪpæs

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noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

verb

  1. avoid something unpleasant or laborious

    “You cannot bypass these rules!”

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Example Sentences

You cannot bypass these rules!

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