bye

bye

noun \ˈbī\

Definition of BYE

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

Examples of BYE

1. She got a bye into the second round of the tennis tournament.

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