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lay

1. lay \'la-\ \'la-d\ vb or laid; or lay.ing [ME leyen, fr. OE lecgan; akin to OE licgan to lie - more a]t LIE

to beat or strike down with force

    to put or set down

    to place for rest or sleep; esp

BURY

to bring forth and deposit (an egg)

CALM, ALLAY {the dust};

BET, WAGER

to press down smooth and even

    to dispose or spread over or on a surface {track pla ster}

    to set in order or position {a table for dinner bric k}

    to put (strands) in place and twist to form a rope, hawser, or cable; also

to make by so doing {up rope}

    to impose as a duty, burden, or punishment {a tax}

    to put as a burden of reproach {laid the blame on him}

    to advance as an accusation

IMPUTE

to place (something immaterial) on something {stress on gramm ar} 10: PREPARE, CONTRIVE {a well-laid plan} 1

to put to

APPLY {laid the watch to his ear} 1

to prepare or position for action or operation {a fire}; specif

to adjust (a gun) to the proper direction and elevation 1

to bring to a specified condition {waste the land} 1

ASSERT, ALLEGE {claim to an estate} 1

to submit for examination and judgment {laid his case before the commission}

to produce and deposit eggs nonstand

LIE

WAGER, BET dial

PLAN, PREPARE {for a chance}

    to apply oneself vigorously {laid to his oars} naut

    GO, COME {aloft}

to remove (a parliamentary motion) from consideration indefinitely Brit

to put (as legislation) on the agenda - lay on the table

2. lay n

something (as a layer) that lies or is laid

COVERT, LAIR

    line of action

PLAN

    line of work

OCCUPATION

    terms of sale or employment

PRICE

    share of profit (as on a whaling voyage) paid in lieu of wages

    the amount of advance of any point in a rope strand for one turn

    the nature of a fiber rope as determined by the amount of twist, the an gle of the strands, and the angle of the threads in the strands

the way in which a thing lies or is laid in relation to something else <(of the land}

the state of one that lays eggs

3. lay past of LIE

4. lay n [ME, fr. OF lai]

a simple narrative poem

BALLAD

MELODY, SONG

5. lay aj [ME, fr. OF lai, fr. LL laicus, fr. Gk laikos of the people,]fr. laos people

of or relating to the laity

not ecclesiastical

of or relating to members of a religious house occupied with domestic o r manual work {brother}

not of or from a particular profession

UNPROFESSIONAL {public}