BYE

Bye

A bye in sports and other competitive activities can have two different meanings. First, in leagues where almost all teams play on the same days, the team that does not play on that day is said to be on bye; in sports that play weekly, especially gridiron football, a team that does not play at all during the week is said to be on its "bye week," but if they play on another day of the week, e.g. Monday or Thursday, they are not.

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bye

Noun

  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. A dwelling.
  4. A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.

Noun (etymology 2)

Interjection

  1. Goodbye.


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