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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.]
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The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the
discipline of the Church of England. --Fuller.
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2. (Cricket) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a
bye. --T. Hughes.
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3. 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.
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4. (Golf) The hole or holes of a stipulated course remaining
unplayed at the end of a match.
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{By the bye}, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to
the matter in hand. [Written also {by the by}.]
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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.
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2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual
player. --Emerson.
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