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lay

/leɪ/

Smotix Dictionary

Arrangement or relationship; layout.
"the lay of the land"
A share of the profits in a business.
A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
The direction a rope is twisted.
"Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way."
A casual sexual partner.
"What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?"
An act of sexual intercourse.
A plan; a scheme.
(uncountable) the laying of eggs.
"The hens are off the lay at present."
A layer.

To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
"A shower of rain lays the dust."
To cause to subside or abate.
To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
"lay brick; lay flooring"
To produce and deposit an egg.
"Did dinosaurs lay their eggs in a nest?"
To bet (that something is or is not the case).
"I'll lay that he doesn't turn up on Monday."
To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
To have sex with.
To take a position; to come or go.
"to lay forward; to lay aloft"
To state; to allege.
"to lay the venue"
To point; to aim.
"to lay a gun"
(ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
"to lay a cable or rope"
To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
To place (new type) properly in the cases.
To apply; to put.
To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
"to lay a tax on land"
To impute; to charge; to allege.
To present or offer.
"to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one"