Look up: Bye

1. bye
   [n] - you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
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2. 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. [ Obsolete except...
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3. Bye
   Bye (bī) noun [ Anglo-Saxon bȳ ; confer Icelandic bygð dwelling, byggja , būa , to dwell √97.] 1. A dwelling. Gibson. 2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual player. Emerson.
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4. Bye
   Bye noun 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. ...
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5. Bye
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) In certain games, a station or place of an individual player. • (n.) A run made upon a mis...
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6. bye
   (from the article `cricket`) Only runs scored from the bat count to the batsman, but to the side`s score may be added the following extras: (1) byes (when a ball from the bowler ...
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7. bye
   A term used in tournaments. The player who draws a "bye" is allowed to advance to the next round without playing an opponent. In match play, it is the hole or holes still left to play if the match is won before the 18th hole.
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8. Bye
   a short game played over the remaining holes when the main match finishes early because one player or team has won by a large margin. It serves the joint purpose of adding some competitive meaning to the rest of the holes and also for the losing side to attempt to regain some of the pride lost as a ...
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9. Bye
   (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a `bye` is a run scored by the batting team when the ball has not been hit by the batsman and the ball has not hit the batsman`s body. Scoring byes: Normally, if the ball passes the batsman without being deflected, the wicket-keeper will catch it. This norma...
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10. Bye
    (sports) A `bye`, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing. This is generally the result of having a number of entrants in the competition that is not a po...
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