hay

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/heɪ/

noun 9name 5verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

QUANT

bale

VERB + HAY

cut, harvest, make

The farmers cut hay every summer before storing it for winter feed.

HAY + NOUN

meadow | bale | barn, loft

PREP

in the ~

The farmer stored his dried grass in the hay before winter arrived.

Definitions

noun

Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

Make hay while sunne shines.

Hay may be dried too much as well as too little.

Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.

Cannabis; marijuana.

I would like some of that hay. Enclose $20.

Jeff Spicoli, roll me another hay

A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially a rabbit.

verb

To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder.

To lay snares for rabbits.

noun

A hedge.

A net placed around the lair or burrow of an animal.

An enclosure, haw.

A circular country dance.

My men like Satyres grazing on the lawnes, Shall with their Goate feete daunce an antick hay,

I’ll make one in a dance, or so; or I will play On the tabour to the Worthies, and let them dance the hay.

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Idioms & Phrases

make hay while the sun shines

To act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.

Until the mid-2010s, the ROSCOs 'made hay while the sun shone', taking advantage of growing passenger demand and expanding services to find homes for their rolling assets - in some

Example Bank

Make hay while sunne shines.

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Hay may be dried too much as well as too little.

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I would like some of that hay. Enclose $20.

Wiktionary

My men like Satyres grazing on the lawnes, Shall with their Goate feete daunce an antick hay,

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I’ll make one in a dance, or so; or I will play On the tabour to the Worthies, and let them dance the hay.

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If the hay caught fire, it would be a real disaster.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, hay is marked as slang, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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