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    lay
    [lā]
    verb
    lay (verb) · lays (third person present) · laid (past tense) · laid (past participle) · laying (present participle)
    1. put down, especially gently or carefully:
      "she laid the baby in his crib" · "he laid a comforting hand over hers"
      • prevent (something) from rising off the ground:
        "there may have been the odd light shower just to lay the dust"
    2. put down and set in position for use:
      "it is advisable to have your carpet laid by a professional" · "the groundwork for change had been laid"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        set cutlery, crockery, and mats on (a table) in preparation for a meal:
        "she laid the table for the evening meal"
      • (be laid with)
        cover (a surface) with objects or a substance:
        "the floor was laid with tiles"
      • put the material for (a fire) in place and arrange it.
      • make ready (a trap) for someone:
        "she wouldn't put it past him to lay a trap for her"
      • work out (an idea or suggestion) in detail ready for use or presentation:
        "I'd like more time to lay my plans"
      • locate (an episode in a play, novel, etc.) in a certain place:
        "no one who knew the area could be in doubt where the scene was laid"
      • stake (an amount of money) in a wager:
        "she suspected he was pulling her leg, but she wouldn't have laid money on it"
    3. used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g., “lay the blame on” means ‘to blame’:
      "she laid great stress on little courtesies"
    4. (of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian) produce (an egg) from inside the body:
      "flamingos lay only one egg" · "the hens were laying at the same rate as usual"
    5. vulgar slang
      have sex with.
    6. nautical
      follow (a specified course):
      "I'm going to lay a course for Ibiza harbor"
    noun
    lay (noun)
    1. the general appearance of an area, including the direction of streams, hills, and similar features:
      "the lay of the surrounding countryside"
      • the position or direction in which something lies:
        "roll the carpet against the lay of the nap"
      • the direction or amount of twist in rope strands.
    2. vulgar slang
      an act or instance of having sex.
      • a person with a particular ability or availability as a sexual partner.
    3. the laying of eggs or the period during which they are laid:
      "the onset of lay may be marked by a dropping of the duck's abdomen"
    Origin
    Old English lecgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leggen and German legen, also to lie.
    lay
    [lā]
    adjective
    lay (adjective)
    1. not ordained into or belonging to the clergy:
      "a lay preacher"
    2. not having professional qualifications or expert knowledge, especially in law or medicine:
      "lay and professional views of medicine"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French lai, via late Latin from Greek laïkos, from laos ‘people’. Compare with laic.
    lay
    [lā]
    noun
    lay (noun) · lays (plural noun)
    1. a short lyric or narrative poem meant to be sung:
      "a minstrel recited a series of lays"
      • literary
        a song:
        "on his lips there died the cheery lay"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French lai, corresponding to Provençal lais, of unknown origin.
    lay
    [lā]
    verb
    lay (past tense)
    1. past of lie
    lie
    [lī]
    verb
    lay (past tense)
    1. (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface:
      "the man lay face downward on the grass" · "I had to lie down for two hours because I was groggy" · "Lily lay back on the pillows and watched him"
      • (of a thing) rest flat on a surface:
        "a book lay open on the table"
      • (of a dead person) be buried in a particular place:
        "his body lies in a crypt" · "his epitaph reads “Here lies Garcia, King of Galicia and Portugal”"
    2. be, remain, or be kept in a specified state:
      "the church lies in ruins today" · "putting homeless families into apartments that would otherwise lie empty"
      • (of something abstract) reside or be found:
        "the solution lies in a return to “traditional family values.”"
    3. (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction:
      "the small town of Swampscott lies about ten miles north of Boston"
      • (of a scene) extend from the observer's viewpoint in a specified direction:
        "stand here, and all of Amsterdam lies before you"
    4. law
      (of an action, charge, or claim) be admissible or sustainable:
      "an action for restitution would lie for money paid in breach of the law"
    Origin
    Old English licgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch liggen and German liegen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek lektron, lekhos and Latin lectus ‘bed’.
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    verb
    1. put down, especially gently or carefully:
      Opposite:
      • used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g., “lay the blame on” means ‘to blame’:
        hold someone responsible
        hold someone accountable
        hold someone answerable
        find guilty of
        pin the blame on
        Opposite:
        hold blameless
      • (of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian) produce (an egg) from inside the body:
      adjective
      1. not ordained into or belonging to the clergy:
        Opposite:
      2. not having professional qualifications or expert knowledge, especially in law or medicine:
      verb
      1. (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface:
        lie down
        lie back
        be recumbent
        be prostrate
        be supine
        be prone
        be stretched out
        stretch oneself out
        Opposite:
        • (of a thing) rest flat on a surface:
          be placed
          be set
          be situated
          be positioned
        • (of a dead person) be buried in a particular place:
          be buried
          be interred
          be laid to rest
          be entombed
          be inhumed
          be sepulchered
      2. (of a place) be situated in a specified position or direction:
        be situated
        be located
        be placed
        be positioned
        be found
        be sited
        be established
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        What does lay mean in English?The verb lay means ‘to put something down carefully in a flat position’. It must have an object. It is a regular verb, but note the spelling of the past simple and -ed form: laid not layed: … From a lay viewpoint the questionnaire is virtually incomprehensible. good lay She's a good lay (= sex with her is enjoyable).
        How many meanings does the word lay have?There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word lay, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the word lay?
        What does it mean to lay an egg?To lay is to set something down or put it in a horizontal position. It can also mean to position or prepare something for action — or simply to lay eggs.
        What tense is lay?Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense lays , present participle laying , past tense, past participle laid In standard English, the form lay is also the past tense of the verb lie 1 in some meanings. In informal English, people sometimes use the word lay instead of lie 1 in those meanings.
         
      3. lay 1 [ ley ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA verb (used with object), laid, lay·ing. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
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