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verb

1. To beat or strike down with force
2. To put or set down

   "lay your books on the table"

3. To place for rest or sleep

   "She laid the baby in his crib for a nap."

4. To bring forth and deposit (an egg)
5. Calm, allay

   "lay the dust"

6. Bet, wager
7. To press down giving a smooth and even surface

   "brushing to lay the nap"

8. To dispose or spread over or on a surface

   "lay track"

9. To set in order or position

   "lay a table for dinner"

10. To put (strands) in place and twist to form a rope, hawser, or cable
11. To impose as a duty, burden, or punishment

    "lay a tax"

12. To put as a burden of reproach

    "laid the blame on her"

13. To advance as an accusation impute

    "the disaster was laid to faulty inspection"

14. To place (something immaterial) on something

    "lay stress on grammar"

15. Prepare, contrive

    "a well-laid plan"

16. To bring against or into contact with something apply

    "laid the watch to his ear"

17. To prepare or position for action or operation

    "lay a fire in the fireplace"

18. To bring to a specified condition

    "lay waste the land"

19. Assert, allege

    "lay claim to an estate"

20. To submit for examination and judgment

    "laid her case before the commission"

21. To copulate with
22. To produce and deposit eggs
23. Lie
24. Wager, bet
25. Plan, prepare
26. To apply oneself vigorously

    "laid to his oars"

27. To proceed to a specified place or position on a ship

    "lay aloft"

adjective

1. Having a relaxed style or character

   "laid-back music"

noun

1. Paper watermarked with fine lines running across the grain compare wove paper

adjective

1. Composed of three ropes laid together left-handed with each containing three strands twisted together

adjective

1. Composed of three ropes laid together right-handed with each containing three strands twisted together

adjective

1. Consisting of three strands laid right-handed compare cable-laid

adjective

1. Made from the ends of rope and strands of used rope

   "twice-laid rope"

plural noun

1. The most carefully made plans

   "Even the best-laid plans sometimes go wrong."

verb

1. To put aside for future use or delivery