bypass (Noun) — A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the centre.
bypass (Noun) — A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part).
bypass (Noun) — A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.
bypass (Verb) — Avoid something unpleasant or laborious. ex. "You cannot bypass these rules!"