What is the meaning of bypass?

noun

• A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center.
  • synonyms: beltway, ring road, ringway
• A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part. )
• A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.
  • synonyms: shunt, electrical shunt

verb

• Avoid something unpleasant or laborious.
  • usage: "You cannot bypass these rules"
  • synonyms: short-circuit, go around, get around