|
|
- pronunciation:
- baI
paes
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a road that is built to go around a busy area or to avoid something in the way.
We don't have to go through the downtown area now that the bypass is complete.- similar words:
- detour
|
|
|
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bypasses, bypassing, bypassed |
| definition: |
to go around or avoid.
He bypassed the city by driving on back roads.- synonyms:
- avoid, skirt
- similar words:
- elude, evade
|
| related words: |
pass |
|
|