About The Word Bye
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What's The Definition Of Bye?
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Bye: adieu | adios | arrivederci | au revoir | auf wiedersehen | bye-bye | cheerio | good day | goodby | good-by | goodbye | good-bye | pass | sayonara | so long Related Terms | Find terms related to Bye: See Also | conceding | concession | farewell | word of farewell | yielding Bye In Webster's Dictionary \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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