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hit the hay

hit the hay verb: to go to bed.

Verb

hit the hay (third-person singular simple present hits the hay, present participle hitting the hay, simple past and past participle hit the hay)

  1. (slang) To go to bed.
    • "Time to hit the hay," Dave yawned. The bartender called "Good-night" as Dingwell went out of the swinging doors.1917, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 3, in The Sheriff's Son

hit the hay meaning in Tamil and Malay

hit the hay in Tamil

உறங்கச் செல்லுதல்

hit the hay in Malay

to go to bed
meletakkan kepala

Synonyms of hit the hay

Forms of hit the hay

third-person singular presenthits the hay
present participlehitting the hay
past participlehit the hay
pasthit the hay

Questions about hit the hay

What does hit the hay mean?
Hit the hay means to go to bed.
What is hit the hay in Tamil?
Hit the hay in Tamil is உறங்கச் செல்லுதல். See Hit the hay meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hit the hay?
Hit the hay is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit the hay?
The past tense of hit the hay is hit the hay.

Words near hit the hay in the dictionary

  1. hit the floor
  2. hit the gas
  3. hit the gold
  4. hit the ground running
  5. hit the gym
  6. hit the hay
  7. hit the head
  8. hit the headlines
  9. hit the high notes
  10. hit the jackpot
  11. hit the mark

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