intransitive verb
Definition: To cut and dry grass or plants to make hay, which is used as animal feed.
Example: Farmers often hay in the summer to prepare for the winter months.
noun
Definition: Dried grass or other plants that are used as food for animals, especially livestock.
Example: The farmer stored the hay in the barn for the winter months.
transitive verb
Definition: To provide dried grass for animals to eat or to turn grass into dried grass for storage.
Example: Farmers often hay their fields in the summer to prepare for winter feeding.