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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 sleepplay

  Familiarity information: HIT THE HAY used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIT THE HAY (verb)


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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