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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bye \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bye \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}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bye \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bye adj : minor or subordinate; `by' is often used in combination; "a side interest"; "a by (or bye) effect"; "only a by comment"; "by-election"; "bye-election"; "a by-product"; "by-play" [syn: {side(a)}, {by(a)}, {bye(a)}] n 1: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn: {pass}] 2: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
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