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TOEFL BNC: 6529 COCA: 7184

hay

hay /ˈheɪ/ noun
hay
/ˈheɪ/
noun
Learner's definition of HAY
[noncount]
: grass that has been cut and dried to be used as food for animals(用作饲料的)干草
US, informal : a small amount of money少量的钱usually used in negative statements通常用于否定句

a roll in the hay

see 3roll

hit the hay

see 1hit

make hay (while the sun shines)

: to get value or use from an opportunity while it exists : to not waste an opportunity晒草要趁阳光好;抓紧时机;趁热打铁
TOEFL BNC: 6529 COCA: 7184

hay

1 of 2

noun

1
: herbage and especially grass mowed and cured for fodder
2
: reward
3
slang : bed
4
: a small sum of money
a saving of … $14 million is not hay H. C. Schonberg

hay

2 of 2

verb

hayed; haying; hays

intransitive verb

: to cut, cure, and store hay

transitive verb

: to feed with hay

Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Not helping matters was band management, who, also seeing the opportunity to make hay, were asking double their acts’ going rates. Steve Adelman, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022 Visitors come decked out in costumes, decorate campsites and enjoy trick-or-treating, hay rides, pumpkin carving and contests. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2022 Plus, pumpkin patches usually have other fun attractions like hay rides or a corn maze that provide excellent photo ops. Maggie Horton, Country Living, 20 July 2022 Make your hay early Going outward on The Old Course has been a much easier journey than when players turn around and come back to the 18th hole. Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 Some protesters have escalated their actions, dumping manure on major highways and setting hay bales on fire. Lucy Papachristou, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 After all, fall is an ideal time to pull out all the stops with gourds, hay bales, cornstalks, fall mums, and more. Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 18 July 2022 From sheep-herding trials and Barn Hunt (an event that challenges dogs to sniff out fake rats in hay bales) to choreographed dance, canine sports run the gamut from the conceivably practical to the totally whimsical. Outside Online, 5 July 2022 Other outlets instantly picked up and made hay over the choice of words. Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2022
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 North Dakota ranchers usually aren’t allowed to hay that land until after Aug. 1, when nesting season ends, to protect wildlife populations. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021 North Dakota ranchers all summer have been seeking federal government permission to also hay that land. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 July 2021 The fields are still hayed and a small herd of cattle often draws visits from people driving along a busy Route 151. Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 18 Aug. 2017 Seybolt used the Belgians to hay, spread manure and log. Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 3 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English hey, from Old English hīeg; akin to Old High German hewi hay, Old English hēawan to hew

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1535, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of hay was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 6529 COCA: 7184
hay

noun

... OF HAY | VERB + HAY | HAY + NOUN | PREPOSITION ... OF HAYbale一大捆乾草VERB + HAYcut, harvest, make收割/收穫/曬乾乾草The freshly harvested hay was taken into the hayloft.剛剛收割下來的乾草送進了乾草棚。They make hay to feed the cattle in winter.他們晾曬乾草冬天餵牛用。HAY + NOUNfield, meadow (especially BrE) 乾草草場bale乾草捆barn, loft (usually hayloft) 乾草倉庫;乾草棚rick, stack (usually hayrick, haystack) 乾草堆;乾草垛ride (usually hayride) (= a ride in a tractor) (NAmE) 乘坐(拖拉機)乾草車出遊PREPOSITIONin the hay在乾草堆裏The children were playing in the hay.孩子們在乾草堆裏玩耍。

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