bypass
[verb]
Synonyms: go round, avoid, circumvent, depart from, detour round, deviate from, get round, give a wide berth to, pass round

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I. by‧pass¹ /ˈbaɪpɑːs $ -pæs/ noun [countable]

1. (heart) bypass operation/surgery an operation to direct blood through new veins (=blood tubes) outside the heart because the veins in the heart are blocked or diseased:
a triple heart bypass operation

2. a road that goes around a town or other busy area rather than through it ⇒ ring road

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

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II. bypass² verb [transitive]

1. to go around a town or other busy place rather than through it:
Interstate 8 bypasses the town to the north.

2. to avoid obeying a rule, system, or someone in an official position:
Francis bypassed his manager and wrote straight to the director.

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bypass
noun
QUANT. stretch That stretch of bypass will be finished by January.
VERB + BYPASS build
PREP. along a/the ~ speeding along the bypass
on a/the ~ the traffic on the bypass
round a/the ~ We drove round the bypass to the airport.
~ around/round building a new bypass around the town

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operation noun [countable] the process of cutting into someone’s body to repair or remove a part that is damaged:
He had an operation to remove a blood clot from his brain.
procedure noun [countable] an operation performed in a particular way on a particular part of the body. Procedure is used especially in medical English, for example by doctors and people who work in hospitals. In everyday English people usually say operation:
a common surgical procedure
The procedure normally only takes a few minutes.
transplant noun [countable] an operation to remove an organ from one person’s body and put it into another person’s body:
There is a shortage of donors for heart transplants.
She had to have a kidney transplant.
surgery noun [uncountable] medical treatment involving an operation:
She required surgery on her right knee.
He was taken in for surgery.
plastic surgery noun [uncountable] surgery to improve someone’s appearance:
The singer has just had plastic surgery on her nose.
bypass noun [countable] an operation to make someone’s blood flow past a part of their heart that is blocked or damaged, often using a vein that has been removed from another part of their body:
He went into hospital for a triple heart bypass.
skin graft an operation to repair an area of skin that has been badly damaged, especially using skin from another part of someone’s body:
Her leg was severely burned and may require a skin graft.

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road a hard surface for cars, buses etc to drive on:
They're planning to build a new road.
My address is 42, Station Road.
street a road in a town, with houses or shops on each side:
She lives on our street.
We walked along the streets of the old town.
Oxford Street is one of Europe's busiest shopping areas.
He was stopped by the police, driving the wrong way down a one-way street.
Turn left on Main Street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in American English).
These days the same shops are on every high street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in British English).
avenue a road in a town, often with trees on each side:
the busy avenue in front of the cathedral
He lived on Park Avenue.
boulevard a wide road in a city or town – used especially in street names in the US, France etc. In the UK, streets are usually called avenue rather than boulevard:
the world-famous Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
lane a narrow road in the country:
a winding country lane
cul-de-sac a short street which is closed at one end:
The house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in North Oxford.
track especially British English, dirt road American English a narrow road in the country, usually without a hard surface:
The farm was down a bumpy track.
ring road British English a road that goes around a town:
The airport is on the ring road.
bypass British English a road that goes past a town, allowing traffic to avoid the centre:
The bypass would take heavy traffic out of the old city centre.
dual carriageway British English, divided highway American English a road with a barrier or strip of land in the middle that has lines of traffic travelling in each direction:
I waited until we were on the dual carriageway before I overtook him.
freeway/expressway American English a very wide road in a city or between cities, on which cars can travel very fast without stopping:
Take the Hollywood Freeway (101) south, exit at Vine Street and drive east on Franklin Avenue.
Over on the side of the expressway, he saw an enormous sedan, up against a stone wall.
motorway British English, highway American English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances:
The speed limit on the motorway is 70 miles an hour.
the Pacific Coast Highway
interstate American English a road for fast traffic that goes between states:
The accident happened on Interstate 84, about 10 miles east of Hartford.
toll road a road that you pay to use:
The government is planning to introduce toll roads, in an effort to cut traffic congestion.
turnpike American English a large road for fast traffic that you pay to use:
He dropped her off at an entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike.

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