<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>in a tournament, the preferential status of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an early round and thus automatically advanced to play in the next round: The top three seeded players received byes in the first round.</li><li>Golf: the holes of a stipulated course still unplayed after the match is finished.</li><li>Cricket: a run made on a ball not struck by the batsman.</li><li>something subsidiary, secondary, or out of the way.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>