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HIT THE HAY

Pronunciation (US):

• 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.

• HIT THE HAY (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Prepare for sleep

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

hit the sack; crawl in; go to bed; go to sleep; hit the hay; sack out; kip down; turn in; bed; retire

Context examples:

I usually turn in at midnight / 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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