Bay definition
The Bay of Biscay.
A bay colt.
A bay colt.
A mob baying its fury.
The Chesapeake Bay surrounding Washington, D.C. and Baltimore is an example of a bay.
An example of a bay is the noise a horse makes.
An example of bay is when a coyote howls at the moon.
An example of a bay is a window seat section of a room.
The hunters brought their quarry to bay.
- A bin in a barn, for storing hay or grain.
- A compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft.Bomb bay, cargo bay.
- In a service station, the area for one car.
An arcade divided into ten bays.
A cargo bay; an engine bay.
- with escape cut off; cornered
- unable to advance; held offThe bear kept the hunters at bay.
- to force into a situation that makes escape impossible; corner
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of bay
- Middle English from abai cornering a hunted animal from Old French from abaiier to bark perhaps from Vulgar Latin abbaiāre Latin ad- ad- Vulgar Latin badāre to gape, yawn V., Middle English baien to bark from abaien from Old French abaiier
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English bai from Old French from Latin badius perhaps of Celtic origin Old Irish buide yellow
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English bai from Old French from Latin badius perhaps of Celtic origin Old Irish buide yellow
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- Middle English from Old French baee an opening from baer to gape from Vulgar Latin badāre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old French baie perhaps from baer to open out, gape bay2
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- Middle English from Old French baie berry from Latin bāca
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English baye, baie, from Old English beġ (“berry”), as in beġbēam (“berry-tree”), conflated with Old French baie, from Latin bāca (“berry”).
From Wiktionary
- From French baie, from Old French baé, masculine singular past participle of the verb baer, from Vulgar Latin *badō (“I am open”).
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- From Old French bay, combined with aphesized form of abay; verbal form Old French baier, abaier.
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- From French baie, from Late Latin baia.
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