byes

Noun (1)

bye (plural byes)

1. 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.
2. An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
3. (obsolete) 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.1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
4. (Scotland) 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.1815, Sir Walter Scott, Guy Manneringv
5. A pass.

Noun (2)

bye (plural byes)

1. A command to exit a session.

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