hayed; haying; hays
: to cut, cure, and store hay
: to feed with hay
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Noun
their credit card debt isn't hay—it'll take years to pay it off
dragging myself out of the hay on such a cold, dreary morning seemed like an act of sheer masochism
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Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
Boise is home to one of the largest Basque populations outside Europe, and this nearly weeklong summer bash celebrates the diaspora’s rich culture with traditional food, drinks, music, and farm sports like wagon lifting and hay bale throwing.
—Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022
Three Kings Day, normally celebrated Jan. 6, is loaded with customs such as leaving grass or hay out for the three wise men in exchange for a gift.
—Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2022
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Noun
Retro Indy:Circle Centre Mall opened in the hay day of shopping malls
Renderings for the project released in April show an open-air retail floor on what is now the second floor of Circle Centre Mall.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
Boise is home to one of the largest Basque populations outside Europe, and this nearly weeklong summer bash celebrates the diaspora’s rich culture with traditional food, drinks, music, and farm sports like wagon lifting and hay bale throwing.
—Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
The holiday is loaded with customs such as leaving grass or hay out for the three kings in exchange for a gift.
—Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022
Three Kings Day, normally celebrated Jan. 6, is loaded with customs such as leaving grass or hay out for the three wise men in exchange for a gift.
—Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2022
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“Hay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hay. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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hay
1 of 2 noun
: herbs (as grasses) cut and dried for use as fodder
hay
2 of 2 verb1
: to cut, cure, and store plants for hay
2
: to feed with hay
Geographical Definition
Hay
geographical name
river 530 miles (853 kilometers) long in northern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing northeast into Great Slave Lake
Biographical Definition
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