lay

lay
I. v. a.
1.
Put, place, lay down.
2.
Impose, assess.
3.
Impute, charge, ascribe.
4.
Spread (on a surface).
5.
Prepare, set in order, get ready.
6.
Contrive, scheme, devise, concoct.
7.
Allay, quiet, calm, still, appease.
8.
Exorcise, drive away.
9.
Bet, stake, wager, risk, hazard.
10.
Produce, bring forth and deposit (as eggs).
11.
(Naut.) Depress, sink, sail away from so as to lose sight of.
12.
(Law.) Allege, state, name.
II. n.
(Rare.)
1.
Row, stratum, layer.
2.
Bet, wager, stake, pledge.
3.
Song, lyric.
4.
Lea, meadow, mead, pasture, grassy plain, grass land.
III. a.
Laic, laical.

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