Bye

Etymology 1
Variant form of by:, from bī: (being near).

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
 * 1)  An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.

Derived terms

 * leg bye

Etymology 2
Shortened form of goodbye:.

Interjection

 * 1)  Goodbye.

Derived terms

 * tatty bye