you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
He had a bye in the first round.
source: WordNet 3.0
a farewell remark
They said their good-byes.
source: WordNet 3.0
A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as in on or upon the bye, i. e., in passing; indirectly; by implication.
source: Webster 1913
A dwelling.
source: Webster 1913
In various sports in which the contestants are drawn in pairs, the position or turn of one left with no opponent in consequence of an odd number being engaged; as, to draw a bye in a round of a tennis tournament.
