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by -election (by-elections ) N‑COUNT A by-election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament when a member has resigned or died. [BRIT ]

Bye|lo|rus|sian /bie loʊrʌ ʃ ^ə n/ (Byelorussians )

1 ADJ Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.

2 N‑COUNT A Byelorussian is a Byelorussian citizen, or a person of Byelorussian origin.

by|gone /ba I gɒn, [AM ] -gɔːn/ (bygones )

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago. □  The book recalls other memories of a bygone age. □  …bygone generations.

2 PHRASE If two people let bygones be bygones , they decide to forget about unpleasant things that have happened between them in the past.

by|law /ba I lɔː/ (bylaws ) also bye-law , by-law

1 N‑COUNT A bylaw is a law which is made by a local authority and which applies only in their area. [BRIT ] □  The by-law makes it illegal to drink in certain areas.

2 N‑COUNT A bylaw is a rule which controls the way an organization is run. [AM ] □  Under the company's bylaws, he can continue as chairman until the age of 70.

by |line /ba I la I n/ (bylines ) also by-line N‑COUNT A byline is a line at the top of an article in a newspaper or magazine giving the author's name. [TECHNICAL ]

BYOD /biː wa I oʊ diː / N‑UNCOUNT BYOD is the practice of allowing employees to use their own computers and smart phones to connect to company information. BYOD is an abbreviation for 'bring your own device'. □  The firm has a BYOD policy.

by|pass /ba I pɑːs, -pæs/ (bypasses , bypassing , bypassed )

1 VERB If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly. □ [V n] A growing number of employers are trying to bypass the unions altogether. □ [be V -ed] Regulators worry that controls could easily be bypassed.

2 N‑COUNT [oft N n] A bypass is a surgical operation performed on or near the heart, in which the flow of blood is redirected so that it does not flow through a part of the heart which is diseased or blocked. □  …heart bypass surgery.

3 VERB If a surgeon bypasses a diseased artery or other part of the body, he or she performs an operation so that blood or other bodily fluids do not flow through it. □ [V n] Small veins are removed from the leg and used to bypass the blocked stretch of coronary arteries.

4 N‑COUNT [oft in names] A bypass is a main road which takes traffic around the edge of a town rather than through its centre. □  A new bypass around the city is being built. □  …the Hereford bypass.

5 VERB If a road bypasses a place, it goes around it rather than through it. □ [V n] …money for new roads to bypass cities.

6 VERB If you bypass a place when you are travelling, you avoid going through it. □ [V n] The rebel forces simply bypassed Zwedru on their way further south.

by -product (by-products ) also byproduct

1 N‑COUNT A by-product is something which is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product. □ [+ of ] The raw material for the tyre is a by-product of petrol refining.

2 N‑COUNT Something that is a by-product of an event or situation happens as a result of it, although it is usually not expected or planned. □ [+ of ] A by-product of their meeting was the release of these fourteen men.

byre /ba I ə ^r / (byres ) N‑COUNT A byre is a cowshed. [BRIT , LITERARY or OLD-FASHIONED ]

by|stander /ba I stændə ^r / (bystanders ) N‑COUNT A bystander is a person who is present when something happens and who sees it but does not take part in it. □  It looks like an innocent bystander was killed instead of you.

byte /ba I t/ (bytes ) N‑COUNT In computing, a byte is a unit of storage approximately equivalent to one printed character. [COMPUTING ] □  …two million bytes of data.