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bye Definition

bye (bī)

noun

  1. something incidental or secondary
  2. the privilege, granted a contestant in a tournament with, typically, an uneven number of participants, of not being paired with another contestant in the first round
  3. Cricket a run made on a bowled ball that the batsman does not touch

Etymology: var. of by

adjective

of secondary importance
bye Idioms

by the bye

incidentally
bye Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • say: Never mind, must say bye now, the bottle of wine in the kitchen is calling.
  • fly: You'd say things like, " Wow, that workweek really flew bye.
  • wave: I think that we will be waving bye bye to them.
  • receive: Thanks to this they received a bye in the first round of the knockout plate.
  • go: People like you are relics from a bye gone era.
  • get: What are the chances of the league winners getting a bye in the first KO round?

Preposition: in

  • round: Players may request a ½ point bye in any round.

Adjective modifier

  • good: Good bye my dearest, my lovely boy, Did a wicked father your hopes destroy?
  • reasonable: She is very good at shouting mommy and Daddy, a reasonable bye bye and ook.
  • first: Cash prizes, plus first byes in next Main knockout entered.

Modifies a noun

  • law: Failure to comply with bye laws is a criminal offense.
  • election: At last night's bye election for the Milton ward seat, Labor lost the seat to the SNP.
  • everyone: Ann Parr: Thank you Don - very helpful Valerie Brown-Beckford: Bye everyone.
  • line: Scott Wilson slipped under pressure, allowing Samuel to cut along the bye line.
  • week: Fantasy football owners need to keep an eye on which players could make a significant impact especially during the bye weeks.
  • bye-law: On the coming into operation of these bye bye-laws The Poetry Cubicle welcomes the world to borrow more poetry books.

Noun used with modifier

  • leg: A scrambled leg bye was enough to give Neston a truly superb victory.
  • wave: United wave bye bye to Maritimo - Matt Reeder Copy from Yorkshire Evening Post of 28/09/2001.
  • thank: Me: thanks bye edit: but i love my job and everyone is really nice.
  • round: In the women's event, the top two seeds Nicol David and Rachael Grinham made their debuts after first round byes.