hayed; haying; hays
: to cut, cure, and store hay
: to feed with hay
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Examples of hay in a Sentence
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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Aemilia Madden, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Being on one of them felt a little like sitting on a bale of hay in the middle of a small barnyard.
—Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 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
No need to muck a barn or toss a bale of hay to wear one of the autumn'sbiggest trends — workwear is no longer for work’s sake (at least not exclusively).
—Aemilia Madden, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Being on one of them felt a little like sitting on a bale of hay in the middle of a small barnyard.
—Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 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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