What is the meaning of BY. Phrases containing BY
See meanings and uses of BY!Slangs & AI meanings
To make a mistake in selecting a person for any purpose. "I got the wrong pig by the tail in debating with that particular man.â€
By a long chalk is slang for by a long way or by many degrees.
By the neck is Scottish and Irish slang for a bottle of beer served unpoured.
Bring your own bottle. In the UK, it is common for the party host to ask guests to bring their own drinks. You might see BYOB written on the invitation
By pass is London Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks (arse).
By a street is slang for by a long way.
By−chop was old slang for a bastard.
 To regard, to esteem. "He behaved himself more wisely than all, so that his name was much set by.â€
One way or other, by any expedient. "It can't be done by hook or crook.â€
By a long shot is American slang for by a good distance, by a considerable amount.
By right, by strict justice, entitled. "By good rights Mr. Clay ought to be President of the United States."
Bye−byes is slang for sleep, unconsciousness
By is slang for in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned.
By chalks is Australian slang for by a long way.
By−blow was old slang for a bastard.
By a long sight is American slang for by a long way, by a good deal.
By a jugful is American slang for by a long way or by many degrees.
Slow complicated operation whereby one train passes another on a single-track railroad when the other is on a siding too short to hold the entire train. Saw by is applied to any move through switches or through connecting switches that is necessitated by one train passing another
By the cringe is a British slang exclamation.
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Pertaining to, or in the style of, Lord Byron.
n.
One who goes by; a passer.
a. & n.
See Byzantine.
pl.
of Byssus
n.
A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C () C is the third letter of the English alphabet. It is from the Latin letter C, which in old Latin represented the sounds of k, and g (in go); its original value being the latter. In Anglo-Saxon words, or Old English before the Norman Conquest, it always has the sound of k. The Latin C was the same letter as the Greek /, /, and came from the Greek alphabet. The Greeks got it from the Ph/nicians. The English name of C is from the Latin name ce, and was derived, probably, through the French. Etymologically C is related to g, h, k, q, s (and other sibilant sounds). Examples of these relations are in L. acutus, E. acute, ague; E. acrid, eager, vinegar; L. cornu, E. horn; E. cat, kitten; E. coy, quiet; L. circare, OF. cerchier, E. search.
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of Bypath
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A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See Bezant.
pl.
of Byssus
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Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
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See Byssus, n., 1.
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Bearing a byssus or tuft.
n.
A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.
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See Byssus, n., 1.
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One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon which one relies for constant use or in an emergency.
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One who stands near; one who is present; a bystander.
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Alt. of Byzantine
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Private end or view; by-interest.
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A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.
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Byssaceous.
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Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algae.
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