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HIT THE HAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hit the hay mean?
• HIT THE HAY (verb)
The verb HIT THE HAY has 1 sense:
1. prepare for sleep
Familiarity information: HIT THE HAY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prepare for sleep
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
bed; crawl in; go to bed; go to sleep; hit the hay; hit the sack; kip down; retire; sack out; turn in
Context example:
He goes to bed at the crack of dawn
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit the hay"):
bed down; bunk down (go to bed)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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