short-circuit vs bypass

short-circuit is not a noun while bypass is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
short-circuit	No	No	Yes	No
bypass	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, short-circuit and bypass are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of short-circuit include get around, go around.

short-circuit (noun)	bypass (noun)
	a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
	a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
	a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

short-circuit (verb)	bypass (verb)
avoid something unpleasant or laborious	avoid something unpleasant or laborious
create a short circuit in
hamper the progress of; impede