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"Lay" Definition
noun
A narrative poem, such as one sung by medieval minstrels; a ballad.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A song; a tune.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
The amount of such twist.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
The direction the strands of a rope or cable are twisted in: a left lay.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
The state of one that lays eggs: a hen coming into lay.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
idiom
Lay down the law To assert positively and often arrogantly.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Lay it on thick Informal To exaggerate; overstate.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Lay it on thick Informal To flatter effusively.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Lay of the land The nature, arrangement, or disposition of something.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Lay rubber Slang To accelerate a motor vehicle suddenly from a halt to a high speed, thereby spinning the wheels and depositing on the road a thin film of burned rubber from the rear tire or tires.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
Nautical To put oneself into the position indicated.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Nonstandard To lie.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To bet; wager.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To engage energetically in an action.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To produce and deposit eggs.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
adjective
Not of or belonging to a particular profession; nonprofessional: a lay opinion as to the seriousness of the disease.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Of, relating to, or involving the laity: a lay preacher.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Lacking extensive knowledge of a particular subject.
Source: Merriam-Webster
Not of a particular profession .
Source: Merriam-Webster
Of or relating to members of a religious occupied with domestic or manual work .
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb
Past tense of lie1.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To oneself vigorously .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To proceed to a specified place or position on a ship .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To produce and deposit eggs.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To copulate with.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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