Definition of bypass | Collins English Dictionary

bypass (ˈbaɪˌpɑːs)

a main road built to avoid a city or other congested area
any system of pipes or conduits for redirecting the flow of a liquid
a means of redirecting the flow of a substance around an appliance through which it would otherwise pass
surgery
1. the redirection of blood flow, either to avoid a diseased blood vessel or in order to perform heart surgery See coronary bypass
2. ((as modifier) ⇒ bypass surgery
electronics
1. an electrical circuit, esp one containing a capacitor, connected in parallel around one or more components, providing an alternative path for certain frequencies
2. ((as modifier) ⇒ a bypass capacitor

(tr)

to go around or avoid (a city, obstruction, problem, etc)
to cause (traffic, fluid, etc) to go through a bypass
to proceed without reference to (regulations, a superior, etc); get round; avoid

View thesaurus entry

= get round, avoid, evade, circumvent, outmanoeuvre, body-swerve,

= go round, skirt, circumvent, depart from deviate from pass round, detour round

= ringroad detour, alternative route relief road,

British English: bypass 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....heart bypass surgery.ˈbaɪˌpɑːs NOUN ...heart bypass surgery.
Spanish: bypass nm
French: rocade nf
German: Umgehungsstraße nf
Chinese: 旁路 n
Arabic: جِرَاحَةُ تـَحْوِيلِ مَجْرى الشَرْيان n
Portuguese: estrada de circunvalação nf
Russian: обход nm
Croatian: obilaznica nf
Czech: okruh nm
Danish: bypassoperation nutr
Dutch: bypass nm
Finnish: ohitustie n
Greek: παράκαμψη nf
Italian: bypass nm
Japanese: バイパス n
Korean: 우회로 n
Norwegian: omkjøring nm
Polish: bypass nm
Brazilian Portuguese: ponte de safena nf
European Spanish: bypass nm
Swedish: förbifartsled nutr
Thai: ทางอ้อม n
Turkish: çevre yolu n
Vietnamese: đường vòng n

There was still nothing but bird song and the distant swish of traffic on the bypass.
Christina Jones, TICKLED PINK (2002)
With this strategic move, ID has hoped to bypass the accusations of creationism.
Spiked (2004)
It plans to submit first tenders for the Waterford bypass next month and for the Dundalk bypass in May.
Irish Times (2002)
After Ecuador he had planned to bypass Colombia but was unable to do so.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)
The Clarks go on to suggest that Dr Heidt's study could have been easily designed to bypass the placebo effect.
Rogo, D Scott, Psychic Breakthroughs Today (1987)