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hay1 definition

hay (hā)

noun

  1. grass, alfalfa, clover, etc. cut and dried for use as fodder
  2. Slang bed, often, specif., as a place for sexual intercourse
  3. ☆ Slang a small amount, esp. of money a hundred dollars ain't hay

Etymology: ME hei < OE hieg (akin to Ger heu) < base of OE heawan, to cut: see hew

intransitive verb

to mow grass, alfalfa, etc., and spread it out to dry

transitive verb

  1. to furnish with hay
  2. to grow grass on (land) for hay
hay Idioms

hit the hay

☆
Slang to go to bed to sleep

make hay

  1. to mow grass, alfalfa, etc., and spread it out to dry
  2. to make the most of an opportunity

make hay (out) of

to turn (something) to one's advantage

make hay while the sun shines

to make the most of an opportunity
hay2 definition

hay (hā)

noun

an old country dance with much winding in and out

Etymology: OFr haye

Hay definition

Hay (hā)

Hay, John (Milton) 1838-1905; U.S. statesman & writer: secretary of state (1898-1905)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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