hay

hay

 (hā)

n.

1. Grass or other plants, such as clover or alfalfa, cut and dried for fodder.

2. Slang A trifling amount of money: gets $100 an hour, which isn't hay.

v. hayed, hay·ing, hays

v.intr.

To mow and cure grass and herbage for hay.

v.tr.

1. To make hay on (a patch of land).

2. To make (grass or other plants) into hay.

3. To feed with hay.

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[Middle English, from Old English hīeg; see kau- in Indo-European roots.]

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hay′er n.

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hay

(heɪ)

n

1. (Agriculture)

a. grass, clover, etc, cut and dried as fodder

b. (in combination): a hayfield; a hayloft.

2. hit the hay slang to go to bed

3. make hay of to throw into confusion

4. make hay while the sun shines to take full advantage of an opportunity

5. roll in the hay informal sexual intercourse or heavy petting

vb

6. (Agriculture) to cut, dry, and store (grass, clover, etc) as fodder

7. (Agriculture) (tr) to feed with hay

[Old English hieg; related to Old Norse hey, Gothic hawi, Old Frisian hē, Old High German houwi; see hew]

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hay

(heɪ) or

hey

n

1. (Dancing) a circular figure in country dancing

2. (Dancing) a former country dance in which the dancers wove in and out of a circle

[C16: of uncertain origin]

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Hay

(heɪ)

n

(Biography) Will. 1888–1949, British music-hall comedian, who later starred in films, such as Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)

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hay

(heɪ)

n.

1. herbage, as grass, clover, or alfalfa, cut and dried for use as forage.

2. Slang.

a. a small sum of money.

b. money.

3. Slang. marijuana.

v.t.

4. to convert (plant material) into hay.

5. to feed with hay.

v.i.

6. to cut grass, clover, or the like, and store for use as forage.

Idioms:

make hay, to avail oneself of an opportunity.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English hēg, c. Old Saxon hōi, Old High German hewi, houwi, Old Norse hey, Gothic hawi; akin to hew]

hay′ey, adj.

Hay

(heɪ)

n. John Milton,

1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.

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hay

Past participle: hayed
Gerund: haying

Imperative

hay

hay

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hay - grass mowed and cured for use as fodder fodder - coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop timothy - a grass grown for hay haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
Verb	1.	hay - convert (plant material) into hay convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

hay

noun straw, fodder, forage, silage, pasturage bales of hay

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Translations

تِبْـنحَشيش، قَش

сено

seno

hø

Heu

άχυροσανός

fojno

heno

hein

heinä

foinpaille

sijeno

széna

hey

fienopagliabattere il ferro finchcaldofar fieno

干し草

건초

faenum

šienasšienligėšieno kupetašieno stirtaiškleręs

siensgulta

hooi

høy

siano

feno

fân

сено

seno

seno

hö

หญ้าแห้ง

samankuru ot

cỏ khô

干草

hay

[heɪ]

A. N → heno m
that ain't hay (US) → eso no es moco de pavo
to hit the hay → acostarse
to make hay while the sun shines → aprovecharse la ocasión

B. CPD hay fever N → fiebre f del heno, alergia f al polen

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hay

[ˈheɪ] n → foin m
to make hay, to make hay while the sun shines → saisir l'occasionhay bale n → balle f de foinhay fever n → rhume m des foins
to get hay fever (= suffer from) → être sujet(te) au rhume des foins
Do you get hay fever? → Est-ce que vous êtes sujet au rhume des foins?

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hay

n → Heu nt; to make hay → Heu machen, heuen; (fig) → profitieren; to hit the hay (inf) → sich aufs Ohr hauen (inf); to make hay while the sun shines (Prov) → das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist (Prov)

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hay

:

haycock

n → Heuhaufen m

hay fever

n → Heuschnupfen m

hayfork

n → Heugabel f; (motor-driven) → Heuwender m

hayloft

n → Heuboden m

haymaker

n

→ Heumacher(in) m(f)

(Boxing inf) → knallharter Schlag, Schwinger m

haymaking

n → Heuen nt, → Heuernte f

hayrack

n (for fodder) → (Heu)raufe f; (US, on wagon) → Heuwagenaufbau m

hayrick, haystack

n → Heuhaufen m

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hay

[heɪ] n → fieno
to make hay while the sun shines (Proverb) → battere il ferro finché è caldo

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hay

(hei) noun

grass, cut and dried, used as food for cattle etc. hooi حَشيش، قَش сено feno seno das Heu hø σανόςheno hein يونجه خشك heinä foinשתת सूखी घास sijeno széna rumput kering hey fieno 干し草 건초 šienas siens rumput kering hooihøysiano پروړه ، پروړ ، وچ واښه ، پولۍ ، بېده feno fân сено seno seno seno hö หญ้าแห้ง saman, kuru ot 乾草 сіно مویشیوں کے چارے کے لۓ سوکھی گھاس cỏ khô 干草

ˌhay-ˈfever noun

an illness like a bad cold, caused by the pollen of flowers etc. hooikoors حُمّى القَش، زُكام الحَشائِش сенна хрема febre do feno senná rýma der Heuschnupfen høfeber αλλεργικό συνάχιfiebre del heno heinanohu تب يونجه heinänuha rhume des foins קַדַחַת הַשַתַת परागज ज्वर peludna groznica szénanátha demam panas frjókornaofnæmi, heymæði febbre da fieno 枯草熱 건초열 šienligė siena drudzis demam alergi hooiziekte høyfeber/-snue katar sienny یوه دوله تب دی febre dos fenos febra fânului, alergie сенная лихорадка senná nádcha senena mrzlica polenska kojavica hösnuva ไข้ละอองฟาง ที่มีอาการคันจมูก คันตา น้ำมูก น้ำตาไหล และจาม saman nezlesi 花粉熱 сінна гарячка زردانوں وغیرہ کی حساسیت کی وجہ سے ہونے والا نزلہ زکام وغیرہ bệnh dị ứng phấn hoa hoặc bụi 花粉热

ˈhayrick (-rik) , ˈhay-stack nouns

hay built up into a large pile. hooimied كَوْمَة تِبِن купа сено fardo stoh sena der Heuschober høstak θημωνιάalmiar heinakuhi كومه علف خشك heinäsuova meule de foin עֲרֵמַת שַׁתַת बवासीर stog sijena tumpukan rumput heystakkur cumulo/mucchio di fieno 干草の山 (야외에 쌓은) 건초 더미 šieno kupeta/stirta siena kaudze timbunan rumput kering hooiberg, -mijt høystakkstóg siana وچ واښه meda şiră de fân стог сена stoh sena senena kopa plast sena höstack กองหญ้าใหญ่ที่เก็บไว้ใช้ในฤดูหนาวที่กองไว้กลางแจ้ง ot/saman yığını 乾草堆 стіг сіна بندھی ہوئی گھاس کے گٹھے đống cỏ khô 干草堆

ˈhaywire adjective

in a state of disorder; crazy. Our computer has gone haywire. deurmekaar, die kluts kwyt سِلْك مَعْدَني лудница louco rozbitý; pomatený in Unordnung skudder-mudder παλαβώνω en desorden, loco nässus مغشوش sekaisin détraquéמשוגע खराब हो जाना poremecen, smušen; pokvaren zavaros kacau bilaður; klikkaður guastato 狂った 혼란된, 미친 pametęs galvą, iškleręs sajucis; nojūdzies; sabojājies; saniķojies kelam-kabut losgeslagen, gek geworden spinnvill; sprø zbzikowany, zwariowany ګډوډى بې نظمى، بې تر تيبى، اړوډوړ: ناروغى louco (care a luat‑o) razna не в себе;чокнутый nefungujúci; pomätený ponorel sluđen trasig, knasig ปั่นป่วน kontroldan çıkmış, sapıtmış 亂七八糟的 розладнаний نہایت بے ترتیب، الٹا پلٹا rối loạn 乱七八糟的

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hay

→ تِبْـن seno hø Heu άχυρο heno heinä foin sijeno paglia 干し草 건초 hooi høy siano feno сено hö หญ้าแห้ง saman cỏ khô 干草

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