Noun
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a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
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a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
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beltway,
ring road,
ringway |
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highway,
main road a major road for any form of motor transport
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britain,
u.k.,
uk,
united kingdom,
united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
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shunt,
electrical shunt |
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conductor a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
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electric circuit,
electrical circuit,
circuit an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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Verb
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avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"
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short-circuit,
go around,
get around |
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avoid stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
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