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bypass

/ˈbaɪpɑːs/
noun
  1. A road that passes around something, such as a residential area

  2. A circumvention

  3. A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture

verb
  1. To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass

  2. To ignore the usual channels or procedures

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