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bye

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1. bye - Noun

2. bye - Adjective

3. bye - Preposition

4. bye - Interjection

5. Bye - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye.

A dwelling.

In certain games, a station or place of an individual player.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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"And besides; the problem of land, at its worst, is a bye one; distribute the earth as you will, the principal question remains inexorable, -Who is to dig it? Which of us, in brief word, is to do the hard and dirty work for the rest, and for what pay? John Ruskin

The bright days of my youth They were full of hope The great journey that was before me then Was what was destined to be, bye bye. Now I'm sorrowful, The day is long past. Alas and woe, oh. Enya

I hid my love when young till I Couldn't bear the buzzing of a fly; I hid my love to my despite Till I could not bear to look at light: I dare not gaze upon her face But left her memory in each place; Where eer I saw a wild flower lie I kissed and bade my love good bye. John Clare

Though ye loue not to bye the pyg in the poke, Yet snatche ye at the poke, that the pyg is in, Not for the poke, but the pyg good chepe to wyn. John Heywood

Be kind to one another. Bye, bye. Ellen DeGeneres

I'll give you one thing to mull over, though. If the body's such a valueless piece of pork, and we'll all meet each other in the sweet bye and bye, and so on, why're you busting every gut you own to get back to your wife? Poul Anderson

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