noun
- plural of bye; farewells or partings
- plural of bye; in sports tournaments, automatic advances to the next round without playing
Usage: sports
Examples
- The team said their byes after the final game of the season.
- We exchanged quick byes before heading to our separate flights.
- Three teams received byes in the first round of the tournament.
- The top seeds usually get byes to avoid early elimination.
- After all the byes were distributed, sixteen teams remained to play.
- She waved her byes from the train window as it pulled away.