bypass

«bypass» in Mova's school dictionary: A road that goes around a town instead of through it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a bypass, bypasses); verb (bypass, bypasses, bypassed, bypassing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A road that goes around a town instead of through it. tree →

2) (medicine) An operation that makes a new path for blood to flow around a blocked part of the heart's blood vessels. tree →

3) (verb) To go around something or someone to avoid it. tree →

4) (verb) To ignore a rule or system or avoid using it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and everyday life a bypass helps traffic avoid a busy town. In health lessons and news, heart bypass surgery is common. In computing, "bypass security" means getting around protection, which can be illegal. Phrases: "heart bypass", "take the bypass", "bypass the rules".

examples

• We took the bypass to avoid the town traffic. tree →
• Grandad had a heart bypass operation. tree →
• The new road will bypass the village. tree →
• You cannot bypass the queue just because you're in a hurry. tree →
• Hackers tried to bypass the password. tree →
• The river bypassed the old mill. tree →

note

One word for both noun and verb. Past form: bypassed. Bypassing a safety lock or password without permission is wrong and may be illegal.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bypass» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.