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| bay [ bay ] |
verb (past and past participle bayed, present participle bay·ing, 3rd person present singular bays) |
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1. intransitive verb howl: to make the howling sound of a hunting dog on the trail of an animal
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2. intransitive verb make loud outcry for something: to call noisily and aggressively for something bad to happen to somebody
  an outraged public baying for blood
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3. transitive verb corner hunted animal: to corner or exhaust a hunted animal so that it must turn and face its hunters
hounds baying a fox
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noun |
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position of no escape: the position in which a hunted animal or a person being pursued has to face the hunters or pursuers
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| [13th century. Via Old French (a)baier< assumed Vulgar Latin abbaiare; an imitation of the sound] |
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keep somebody or something at bay to keep somebody or something unpleasant at a distance to avoid difficulty or harm
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