/ ˈbaɪpɑːs; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
( especially BrE ) a road that passes around a town or city rather than through the centre
2.
a medical operation on the heart in which blood is directed along a different route so that it does not flow through a part that is damaged or blocked; the new route that the blood takes :
heart bypass surgery
a triple bypass operation
■ verb [ vn ]
1.
to go around or avoid a place :
A new road now bypasses the town.
2.
to ignore a rule, an official system or sb in authority, especially in order to get sth done quickly