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I UK [ˈbaɪˌpɑːs] / US [ˈbaɪˌpæs] noun [countable]
Word forms "bypass":
singular bypass plural bypasses
1) a road that goes round a town or city so that you can avoid going through its centre

the Newbury bypass

2) medical a medical operation to make someone's blood flow past a blocked or damaged part of their heart rather than through it

bypass surgery

He underwent a triple heart bypass operation last March.

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3) a tube that allows gas or liquid to flow around something rather than through it

II UK [ˈbaɪˌpɑːs] / US [ˈbaɪˌpæs] verb [transitive]
Word forms "bypass":
present tense I/you/we/they bypass he/she/it bypasses present participle bypassing past tense bypassed past participle bypassed
1) to avoid dealing with someone or something, especially because you think you can achieve something more quickly without using them

I bypassed the lawyers and filed the documents myself.

2) to avoid the centre of a town or city by using a road that goes round it

I took the road that bypassed the city altogether.

3) medical to perform a medical operation to make someone's blood flow past a blocked or damaged part of their heart rather than through it

an operation to bypass the damaged artery


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