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- Dictionarybypass/ˈbʌɪpɑːs/
noun
- 1. a road passing round a town or its centre to provide an alternative route for through traffic.
- 2. a secondary channel, pipe, or connection to allow a flow when the main one is closed or blocked.
verb
- 1. go past or round: "bypass the farm and continue to the road" Similar
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BYPASS definition: 1. to avoid something by going around it: 2. to ignore a rule or official authority: 3. a medical…. Learn more.
The meaning of BYPASS is a passage to one side; especially : a deflected route usually around a town. How to use bypass in a sentence.
BYPASS meaning: 1. to avoid something by going around it: 2. to ignore a rule or official authority: 3. a medical…. Learn more.
1. A highway or section of a highway that passes around an obstructed or congested area. 2. A pipe or channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture. 3. A means of circumvention. 4. Electricity See shunt. 5. Medicine. a.
Bypass definition: a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.. See examples of BYPASS used in a sentence.
A bypass is a surgical operation performed on or near the heart, in which the flow of blood is redirected so that it does not flow through a part of the heart that is diseased or blocked.
As a noun, a bypass is either an alternative road or route; or a heart operation that allows blood flow when an artery is blocked. Definitions of bypass. verb. avoid something unpleasant or laborious. “You cannot bypass these rules!”. synonyms: get around, go around, short-circuit. see more. see less.
Definition of bypass noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to go around a place or thing and not through it: I was hoping to bypass the city centre. bypass verb [T] (AVOID) to avoid dealing with someone or something by dealing directly with someone or something else: They bypassed him and went straight to his manager.
v.t. Transport to avoid (an obstruction, city, etc.) by following a bypass. to cause (fluid or gas) to follow a secondary pipe or bypass. to neglect to consult or to ignore the opinion or decision of: He bypassed the foreman and took his grievance straight to the owner. Also, by′-pass′.
