Term: bypass
bypass (noun): a road that goes around a town or city rather than through the center, intended to reduce traffic.
synonyms: ring road, detour, beltway.
pronunciation: /ˈbaɪpɑːs/
translation: apvedceļš / apbraucamais ceļš
example: The heavy trucks were diverted onto the new bypass to keep the village streets quiet.
other words from this root: bypass (verb).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
bypass (noun)1.
a passage to one side , especially a deflected route usually around a town
2.
a) a channel carrying a fluid around a part and back to the main stream
b) (1) - shunt
(2) - shunt , also a surgical procedure for the establishment of a shunt - have a coronary bypass
transitive verb
1.
a) to avoid by means of a bypass - bypass a congested area
b) to cause to follow a bypass
2.
a) to neglect or ignore usually intentionally
b) - circumvent attempting to bypass the law
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
bypass (verb)1.
to avoid by going around
SYNONYMS:
bypass, circumnavigate, circumvent, skirtRELATED WORDS:
leapfrog; avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, flee, shake, shunNEAR ANTONYMS:
confront, face, meet; accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome2.
to fail to give proper attention to
SYNONYMS:
bypass, disregard, forget, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)RELATED WORDS:
fail; miss, omit; brush (aside off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) sluff (off); disdain, pooh-pooh ( pooh), scorn; scant, skimpNEAR ANTONYMS:
appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value; cultivate, foster, nurse, nurture; pamper; remember; listen (to), watch; follow, mark, note, notice, observe, remark3.
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
SYNONYMS:
beat, bypass, dodge, get around, shortcut, sidestep, skirtRELATED WORDS:
avoid, duck, elude, end-run, escape, eschew, evade, outflank, shake, shirk, shun; disobey, disregard, flout, ignore; avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off)NEAR ANTONYMS:
accede (to), acquiesce (to), assent (to); accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome; catch, contract, incur