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Meaning Of Bay
a.
Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the
color of horses.
n.
An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the
same general character.
n.
A small body of water set off from the main body; as a
compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just
outside of the gates of a lock, etc.
n.
A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.
n.
A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a
building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses,
vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any
structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers.
n.
A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the
stalks.
n.
A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay.
n.
A berry, particularly of the laurel.
n.
The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an
honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or
excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel.
n.
A tract covered with bay trees.
v. i.
To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.
v. t.
To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or
drive to bay; as, to bay the bear.
v. i.
Deep-toned, prolonged barking.
v. i.
A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a
difficulty, when escape has become impossible.