Dictionary Check: bypass

"bypass" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

noun

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

noun

a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

noun

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

verb

avoid something unpleasant or laborious

Example: "You cannot bypass these rules!"

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