bypass
/ˈbaɪpɑːs/
noun
Meaning
A road that passes around something, such as a residential area
A circumvention
A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture
An electrical shunt
An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass
verb
Meaning
To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass
To ignore the usual channels or procedures