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Meaning of
lay
in English
lay
us
//leɪ//
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Lemma:
lie
The lemma is the base or root form of this word.
Plural
lays
Past Tense
laid
Past Participle
laid
Participle Verb
laying
Third Person Singular
lays
Definitions
Verb
to
place
down
horizontally
;
rest
to
produce
and
deposit
an
egg
to
establish
or
prepare
a
plan
(
or
project
)
to
install
materials
in
layers
to
bet
or
wager
on
an
outcome
;
risk
something
to
deposit
a
stake
in
a
bet
to
state
or
allege
(
a
fact
);
make
a
claim
to
point
or
aim
(
a
weapon
);
target
to
apply
or
put
(
something
)
in
place
to
accuse
or
attribute
blame
;
allege
to
present
or
offer
something
to
take
a
position
;
move
Compounds / Phrases
lay off
layaway
laydown
layoff
layovers
layshaft
layup
lay bare
lay-by
lay down
lay into
underlayment
lay out
overlay
overlays
layby
layups
lay hands on
lay to rest
lay one's hands on
lay low
lay odds
layaways
laywoman
laywomen
underlayments