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BYPASS

Definition:

[noun] a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town
Synonyms: circumferential, ring road
[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
Synonyms: shunt, electrical shunt
[verb] avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"
Synonyms: short-circuit, go around, get around