bye

noun \ˈbī\

sports : a situation in which a player or team is allowed to go forward to the next level in a competition without having to play against and defeat an opponent

Full Definition of BYE

: the position of a participant in a tournament who advances to the next round without playing

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Origin of BYE

alteration of ²by

First Known Use: 1883

Rhymes with BYE

ay, aye, bi, Bligh, buy, by, chai, chi, cry, die, dry, dye, eye, fie, fly, fry, guy, hie, high, Huai, i, I, lie, lye, my, nigh, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, rye, scythe, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sly, spry, spy, sty, Tai, Thai, thigh, thy, tie, try, vie, why, wry, wye, xi, Y

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