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lay1 British & World English

put (something) down gently or carefully

lay2 British & World English

not ordained into or belonging to the clergy

lay3 British & World English

a short lyric or narrative poem meant to be sung

lay4 British & World English

past of lie.

lay in lie1 British & World English

(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface

in lay in lay1 British & World English

(of a hen) laying eggs regularly

lay up in lay1 British & World English

hit the ball deliberately to a lesser distance than possible, typically in order to avoid a hazard

lay-by British & World English

an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop

lay-up British & World English

the state whereby a ship is laid up

lay off in lay1 British & World English

give up or stop doing something

lay-off British & World English

a temporary or permanent discharge of a worker or workers

lay about in lay1 British & World English

beat or attack (someone) violently

lay into in lay1 British & World English

attack violently with words or blows

lay over in lay1 British & World English

break one’s journey

lay or give odds in odds British & World English

offer a bet with odds favourable to the other better

lay something in/up in lay1 British & World English

build up a stock of something in case of need

lay something on in lay1 British & World English

provide a service or amenity

lay someone up in lay1 British & World English

put someone out of action through illness or injury

lay something up in lay1 British & World English

put a ship or boat in dock or out of commission

lay brother (or lay sister) British & World English

a person who has taken the vows of a religious order but is not ordained or obliged to take part in the full cycle of liturgy and is employed in ancillary or manual work

lay figure British & World English

a dummy or jointed manikin of a human body used by artists, especially for arranging drapery on

lay reader British & World English

(in the Anglican Church) a layperson licensed to preach and to conduct some religious services, but not licensed to celebrate the Eucharist

lay an egg in egg1 British & World English

be completely unsuccessful

lay someone low in lay1 British & World English

(of an illness) reduce someone to inactivity

lay someone off in lay1 British & World English

discharge a worker temporarily or permanently because of a shortage of work

lay something off in lay1 British & World English

pass the ball to a teammate

lay someone out in lay1 British & World English

prepare someone for burial after death

lay something out in lay1 British & World English

spread something out to its full extent

lay something bare in lay1 British & World English

bring something out of concealment; expose something

lay claim to in lay1 British & World English

assert that one has a right to (something)

lay hold of or on in lay1 British & World English

catch or gain possession of

lay about one in lay1 British & World English

strike out wildly on all sides

lay siege to in siege British & World English

conduct a siege of (a place)

set or lay or put store by or on in store British & World English

consider to be of a particular degree of importance or value

lay down the law in law British & World English

issue instructions to other people in an authoritative or dogmatic way

lay down one's life in lay1 British & World English

sacrifice one’s life for a cause

lay something on thick or with a trowel in lay1 British & World English

grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something

lay someone open to in lay1 British & World English

expose someone to the risk of (something)