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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"

noun phrase

1. The act of laying hands usually on a person's head to confer a spiritual blessing (as in Christian ordination, confirmation, or faith healing)

adverb

1. In hiding to avoid notice or detection

verb

1. To put aside for future use or delivery

verb

1. To lay aside discard
2. To store for future use save
3. To cultivate (a crop, such as corn) for the last time

verb

1. To give up surrender

   "lay down your arms"

2. Establish, prescribe

   "lay down a scale for a map"

3. To assert or command dogmatically

   "lay down the law"

4. Store, preserve

   "laid down a young wine"

5. Record

   "laying down songs for their new album"

6. To direct toward a target

   "lay down a barrage"

7. To hit along the ground

   "laid down a sacrifice bunt"

8. To lie down

verb

1. Lay by, save

   "lays in food for the winter"

verb

1. To mark or measure off
2. To cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily
3. To place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk
4. To leave undisturbed
5. Avoid, quit

   "was advised to lay off smoking and alcohol"

6. To refrain from swinging at (a pitch)
7. To stop doing or taking something
8. To leave one alone

   "wish you'd just lay off"

verb

1. To apply by or as if by spreading on a surface

   "laying it on thick"

2. Provide, arrange

   "food laid on in abundance"

3. Hand out

   "laid on awards"

4. Hire
5. Attack, beat

verb

1. Display, exhibit
2. Spend
3. To prepare (a corpse) for viewing
4. To knock flat or unconscious
5. To plan in detail

   "lay out a campaign"

6. Arrange, design
7. To mark (work) for drilling, machining, or filing