Definition of: bye

(bī) noun
1. Something of minor or secondary importance; a side issue.
2. In cricket, a run made on a ball missed by the batsman and which has passed by the wicket-keeper.
3. The position of a person who is assigned no opponent and automatically advances to the next round, as in the preliminary pairings of a tennis tournament.
4. In golf, any hole or holes remaining unplayed when the match ends.
—adjective Not principal or main; secondary. Also by. [Var. of BY]