Bay | Mean of bay in English Dictionary

/ˈbeɪ/

• Noun
• a large area of water that is part of an ocean or lake and partly surrounded by land
1. They went fishing in the bay.
2. She lives in California near San Francisco Bay.
• a section of a ship, airplane, etc., that is used for a special purpose (such as storing things)
1. a cargo bay on a ship
2. the airplane's bomb bay
3. an engine bay
• a section of a room or building
1. a barn with three bays

• in the position of being unable to move closer while attacking or trying to approach someone
1. The soldiers kept the attackers at bay. [=they did not allow the attackers to come closer]
2. Armed with a gun, he held the police at bay [=he did not allow the police to arrest him] for 10 hours.
3. 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.
• a kind of European tree that has leaves which are used in cooking
• a horse that is a reddish-brown color
• Verb
• to bark with long sounds
1. The dog was baying [=howling] at the moon.
• to shout or cry out in a loud and often angry way
1. a baying crowd
2. an angry mob baying for blood [=angrily demanding or threatening violence]