Meanings
verbhit the hay (third-person singular simple present hits the hay, present participle hitting the hay, simple past and past participle hit the hay)
present singular third person hits the hay · participle present hitting the hay
- slangTo 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 SonSynonyms: turn into a pumpkin, hit the sack
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo go to bed.
More synonyms by meaning
verbprepare for sleep
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan clapar
- claparto go to bed
Dutch naar bed gaan, gaan slapen
- naar bed gaanto go to bed
- gaan slapento go to bed
French aller dormir, se coucher
- aller dormirto go to bed
- se coucherto go to bed
- pioncerto go to bed
Latvian likties uz auss
- likties uz aussto go to bed
Malay meletakkan kepala
- meletakkan kepalato go to bed
Polish iść w kimono, pójść w kimono
- iść w kimonoto go to bed
- pójść w kimonoto go to bed
- uderzać w kimonoto go to bed
- uderzyć w kimonoto go to bed
Russian улечься на боковую
- улечься на боковую (ulečʹsja na bokovuju)to go to bed
Spanish planchar la oreja, empiltrarse
- planchar la orejato go to bed
- empiltrarseto go to bed
Cite this entry
APA
hit the hay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20hay
MLA
“hit the hay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20hay. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit the hay,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20hay.
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