bay

Definition

  • noun: a large area of water that is part of an ocean or lake and partly surrounded by land
  • noun: a bay-colored animal
  • verb: to bark with long sounds
  • verb: to bark with prolonged tones
  • adjective: reddish brown
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: old mug, titian, accolade

Examples

  • Although the doctors had been able to 'keep her illness at bay' [=to prevent her illness from becoming worse] for a few months, the disease soon began to spread again.

  • Armed with a gun, he 'held the police at bay' [=he did not allow the police to arrest him] for 10 hours.

  • The soldiers 'kept the attackers at bay'. [=they did not allow the attackers to come closer]

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