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hay
[ hey ]
/ heɪ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to convert (plant material) into hay.
to furnish (horses, cows, etc.) with hay.
verb (used without object)
to cut grass, clover, or the like, and store for use as forage.
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Idioms about hay
Origin of hay
before 900; Middle English; Old English hēg; cognate with German Heu,Old Norse hey,Gothic hawi.See hew
OTHER WORDS FROM hay
hayey, adjectiveun·hayed, adjectiveWords nearby hay
Other definitions for hay (2 of 2)
Hay
[ hey ]
/ heɪ /
noun
John Milton, 1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.
a river in NW Canada, flowing NE to the Great Slave Lake. 530 miles (853 km) long.
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British Dictionary definitions for hay (1 of 3)
hay1
/ (heɪ) /
noun
verb
to cut, dry, and store (grass, clover, etc) as fodder
(tr) to feed with hay
Word Origin for hay
Old English hieg; related to Old Norse hey, Gothic hawi, Old Frisian hē, Old High German houwi; see hew
British Dictionary definitions for hay (2 of 3)
hay2
hey
/ (heɪ) /
noun
a circular figure in country dancing
a former country dance in which the dancers wove in and out of a circle
Word Origin for hay
C16: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for hay (3 of 3)
Hay
/ (heɪ) /
noun
Will. 1888–1949, British music-hall comedian, who later starred in films, such as Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hay
hay
see hit the hay; make hay while the sun shines; roll in the hay; that ain't hay.
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