The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.

Dated form of by and by.

plural of Bye

A surname.

Alternative spelling of by the by

(informal) Goodbye: used when the speaker or addressee is departing.

(childish) to leave; to go away.

Alternative spelling of by-blow

(slang) goodbye

(cricket) A run scored by a batting side arising from the ball striking any part of the batsman's body (other than the hand) without touching the bat. Leg byes are recorded as extras and do not affect the batsman's individual score. A leg bye can only be scored if the batsman was genuinely attempting to play a shot, or genuinely tried to avoid being hit by the ball.