Meaning of BYE
| Pronunciation: | | bI
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- [n] a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"
- [n] you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"
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| | Synonyms: | | adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye-bye, cheerio, good day, goodby, good-by, goodbye, good-bye, pass, sayonara, so long |
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| | See Also: | | conceding, concession, farewell, word of farewell, yielding | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bye\ (b[imac]), n.
1. A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a
secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as
in on or upon the bye, i. e., in passing; indirectly; by
implication. [Obs. except in the phrase by the bye.]
The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the
discipline of the Church of England. --Fuller.
2. (Cricket) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a
bye. --T. Hughes.
{By the bye}, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to
the matter in hand. [Written also {by the by}.]
\Bye\ (b[imac]) n. [AS. b[=y]; cf. Icel. byg[eth] dwelling,
byggja, b[=u]a, to dwell [root]97.]
1. A dwelling. --Gibson.
2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual
player. --Emerson.
\Bye\, n.
1. In various sports in which the contestants are drawn in
pairs, the position or turn of one left with no opponent
in consequence of an odd number being engaged; as, to draw
a bye in a round of a tennis tournament.
2. (Golf) The hole or holes of a stipulated course remaining
unplayed at the end of a match.
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