- pronunciation:
- heI
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- hit the hay, make hay while the sun shines
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
grass, clover, alfalfa, or the like that is cut, dried, and stored for animal food.
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| definition 2: |
grass, clover, or the like grown for such use.
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| definition 3: |
(slang) a small amount of money.
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| phrase: |
hit the hay, make hay while the sun shines |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hays, haying, hayed |
| definition 1: |
to make (grass or a field of grass) into hay.
We're haying the south field today. |
| definition 2: |
to give (animals) hay to eat.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make grass or the like into hay.
The farmer is haying today. |
The words
hay and
hey sound alike but have different meanings.