A narrative poem, such as one sung by medieval minstrels; a ballad.
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A song; a tune.
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The amount of such twist.
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The direction the strands of a rope or cable are twisted in: a left lay.
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The state of one that lays eggs: a hen coming into lay.
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verb-transitive
Games To place (a bet); wager.
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To aim (a gun or cannon).
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To bury.
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To cause to be in a particular condition: The remark laid him open to criticism.
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To cause to lie down: lay a child in its crib.
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phrasal-verb
Lay about To strike blows on all sides.
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Lay aside To give up; abandon: lay aside all hope of rescue.
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Lay aside To save for the future.
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Lay away To put aside and hold for future delivery.
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Lay away To reserve for the future; save.
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idiom
Lay down the law To assert positively and often arrogantly.
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Lay it on thick Informal To exaggerate; overstate.
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Lay it on thick Informal To flatter effusively.
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Lay of the land The nature, arrangement, or disposition of something.
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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.
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verb-intransitive
Nautical To put oneself into the position indicated.
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Nonstandard To lie.
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To bet; wager.
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To engage energetically in an action.
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To produce and deposit eggs.
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