bye

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in…

   The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.

   • Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
   • The Patriots were in the unique situation of having to play 16 straight games, then have their bye in week 17, whether they needed it or not.
2. 2

   An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without…

   An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.

3. 3

   A thing not directly aimed at

   A thing not directly aimed at; a secondary or subsidiary object, course, path, undertaking, issue, etc.

   • The Synod of Dort in some points condemneth, upon the by, even the discipline of the Church of England.
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   1. 4

      An unspecified way or place.

      • Frank Kennedy will shew you the penalties in the act, and ye ken yoursell they used to put their run goods into the auld Place of Ellangowan up bye there.
      • This was lattin at me, ye ken, for inveetin the coachman an' the gamekeeper up bye.
      • No word of a new house-keeper down bye, Wull?
   2. 5

      A pass.

   3. 6

      Out of the way

      Out of the way; remote.

      • At length having gained a very bye Alley, where he thought he might enter into a Conference unnoticed by any who knew him.
   4. 7

      Secondary

      Secondary; supplementary.

      • It is the custom in some provinces to pay only according to the basic crops produced, but in others the share is calculated out of the total produce of the farm, both bye and main products.
   5. 8

      Goodbye.

   6. 9

      An exclamation of disbelief or dismissal.

      • “Okay, busted. But you see all them muscles, girl?” She shakes her head, laughing. “Nope. I only have eyes for my boo.” “Girl, bye. You can still look.” She giggles. “Well, I ain’t lookin’ hard, trust.[…]”
      • Rowlings-Blake responded: "Girl bye, if he can't take criticism from 'a joke', what's he gonna do when somebody real comes for him? #notready"
      • Her jeans don't even got the loops for her damn belt LMFAO bye 😭
   7. 10

      Eye dialect spelling of boy.

      • "So what shall I do, now, Patric? Can you think of any plan? "Bedad!" said Pat , as he scratched his head , “ I'm the very bye that can."
      • 'Och,' sez I, 'there's many a bye that's lonely livin' rite wid his friends an' naybors. Sure an' I'm lonesome mesilf.'
   8. 11

      Obsolete spelling of by.

   9. 12

      Obsolete spelling of bee.

   10. 13

       A surname.

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