bypass

Meanings

Noun

• a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
• a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
• a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

Verb

• avoid something unpleasant or laborious
  • "You cannot bypass these rules!"

Synonyms

beltway, electrical shunt, get around, go around, ring road, ringway, short-circuit, shunt