Definition of bypass

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • bypass is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • bypass is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • bypass is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of bypass


  • a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. beltway
    2. ring road
    3. ringway
  • a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. electrical shunt
    2. shunt
  • avoid something unpleasant or laborious (verb)

    Examples

    1. You cannot bypass these rules!

    Synonyms

    1. get around
    2. go around
    3. short-circuit
  • a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) (noun)

See definition of bypass in Merriam Webster