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Webster 1913 Edition
Bye
Bye
(bī)
, Noun.
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.
4.
(Golf)
The hole or holes of a stipulated course remaining unplayed at the end of a match.
By the bye
, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter in hand.
[Written also
by the by
.]Bye
(bī)
Noun.
[AS.
bȳ
; cf. Icel. bygð
dwelling, byggja
, būa
, to dwell √97.] 1.
A dwelling.
Gibson.
2.
In certain games, a station or place of an individual player.
Emerson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bye
BYE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
bye
bye
See also: 'bye
English
Noun
bye (plural byes)
- (sports) 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.
- (cricket) An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
- (obsolete) A dwelling.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Gibson to this entry?)
- (obsolete) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.
- Fuller
- The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England.
- Fuller
Derived terms
- (cricket): leg bye
Etymology 2
Shortened form of goodbye.
Interjection
bye
- (colloquial) Goodbye.
Derived terms
Translations
short for goodbye
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Etymology 3
Alternative forms.
Preposition
bye
- Obsolete spelling of by
Noun
bye
- Obsolete spelling of bee