bypass
Definition
- n. a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
- v. avoid something unpleasant or laborious
Word forms
- Present participle
- bypassing
- Past participle
- bypassed
- Past tense
- bypassed
- Third person singular
- bypasses
Example sentences
n.
The new bypass will help reduce traffic in the city center.
vt.
He decided to bypass the meeting and finish his report instead.