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Meaning Of Lay
imp.
of Lie, to recline.
a.
Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy;
as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
a.
Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
a.
Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession;
unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.
n.
The laity; the common people.
n.
A meadow. See Lea.
n.
Faith; creed; religious profession.
n.
A law.
n.
An obligation; a vow.
a.
A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
a.
A melody; any musical utterance.
v. t.
To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against
something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the
table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust.
v. t.
To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with
regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to
lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.
v. t.
To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to
lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
v. t.
To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
v. t.
To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to
exorcise, as an evil spirit.
v. t.
To cause to lie dead or dying.
v. t.
To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
v. t.
To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
v. t.
To apply; to put.
v. t.
To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to
assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
v. t.
To impute; to charge; to allege.
v. t.
To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on
one.
v. t.
To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a
particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
v. t.
To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
v. t.
To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
v. t.
To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their
proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope.
v. t.
To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing
stone.
v. t.
To place (new type) properly in the cases.
v. i.
To produce and deposit eggs.
v. i.
To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to
lay aloft.
v. i.
To lay a wager; to bet.
n.
That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been
laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of
stone or wood.
v. t.
A wager.
v. t.
A job, price, or profit.
v. t.
A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as,
when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay.