· a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
Synonym(s): beltway, ring_road, ringway
Hypernym(s): highway, main_road
· a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
Hypernym(s): shunt
· a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
Synonym(s): shunt, electrical_shunt
Hypernym(s): conductor
· avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"
Synonym(s): short-circuit, go_around, get_around
Hypernym(s): avoid