hit the hay en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hitting the hay | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hit the hay | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hit the hay | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hits the hay | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
turn into a pumpkin · hit the sack
Translations (15)
pl iść w kimono (to go to bed) · nl naar bed gaan (to go to bed) · ms meletakkan kepala (to go to bed) · pl uderzyć w kimono (to go to bed) · lv likties uz auss (to go to bed) · es empiltrarse (to go to bed) · fr se coucher (to go to bed) · pl uderzać w kimono (to go to bed) · es planchar la oreja (to go to bed) · ca clapar (to go to bed) · nl gaan slapen (to go to bed) · fr aller dormir (to go to bed) · fr pioncer (to go to bed) · pl pójść w kimono (to go to bed) · ru улечься на боковую (to go to bed)