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Lay Definition

noun

A narrative poem, such as one sung by medieval minstrels; a ballad.
A song; a tune.
The amount of such twist.
The direction the strands of a rope or cable are twisted in: a left lay.
The state of one that lays eggs: a hen coming into lay.

verb-transitive

Games To place (a bet); wager.
To aim (a gun or cannon).
To bury.
To cause to be in a particular condition: The remark laid him open to criticism.
To cause to lie down: lay a child in its crib.

phrasal-verb

Lay about To strike blows on all sides.
Lay aside To give up; abandon: lay aside all hope of rescue.
Lay aside To save for the future.
Lay away To put aside and hold for future delivery.
Lay away To reserve for the future; save.

idiom

Lay down the law To assert positively and often arrogantly.
Lay it on thick Informal To exaggerate; overstate.
Lay it on thick Informal To flatter effusively.
Lay of the land The nature, arrangement, or disposition of something.
Lay rubber Slang To accelerate a motor vehicle suddenly from a halt to a high speed, thereby spinning the wheels and depositing on the road a thin film of burned rubber from the rear tire or tires.

verb-intransitive

Nautical To put oneself into the position indicated.
Nonstandard To lie.
To bet; wager.
To engage energetically in an action.
To produce and deposit eggs.

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