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| 1. | [ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location | |
| Synonyms: | put place set deposit situate position posit pose fix | |
| Examples: | "Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
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| Related terms: | put move install settle arrange park seat insert plant misplace replace throw lean set_down sow superimpose bury space cock recess clap position deposit throw juxtapose stand stick glycerolize marshal misplace butt poise rest ensconce docket set_down pillow ground plant nestle bottle emplace barrel bucket imbricate sign repose intersperse postpose pile parallelize reposition superpose middle perch tee prepose cram load trench pigeonhole coffin rack_up ladle upend underlay set appose bed step siphon emplace ship recline stratify jar shelve raise assemble arrange postpone put_on communicate replace range land post drop imprison ensnare rig set_back disembark topographic_point position space set setting | |
| 2. | [ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location | |
| Synonyms: | put place set position pose | |
| Examples: | "Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
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| Related terms: | move situate install settle arrange park seat plant misplace replace throw lean set_down sow superimpose space cock stand recess clap position throw stick juxtapose marshal ground butt pillow docket ensconce poise stow rest set_down glycerolize misplace pitch middle sign bucket prepose postpose barrel parallelize pile reposition superpose tee bottle perch coffin rack_up load cram bed trench pigeonhole appose jar shelve ladle siphon set upend repose intersperse raise assemble assemble arrange postpone postpone put_on communicate range replace range land post drop imprison ensnare rig set_back disembark set_back | |
| 3. | [ verb ] put in a horizontal position | |
| Synonyms: | put_down repose | |
| Examples: | "lay the books on the table" "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
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| Related terms: | situate put bury rail blow rebury put repose_on save superimpose hoard lie | |
| 4. | [ verb ] prepare or position for action or operation | |
| Examples: | "lay a fire" "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" |
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| Related terms: | organize | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (zoology) lay eggs; of female animals | |
| Examples: | "This hen doesn't lay" |
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| Related terms: | spawn layer | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (religion) concerning those not members of the clergy | |
| Synonyms: | secular laic | |
| Examples: | "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position" "the lay ministry" "the choir sings both sacred and secular music" |
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| Related terms: | profane | |
| 7. | [ verb ] impose as a duty, burden, or punishment | |
| Examples: | "lay a responsibility on someone" |
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| Related terms: | levy | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] not of or from a profession | |
| Examples: | "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease" |
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| Related terms: | nonprofessional | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1530 | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) a narrative song with a recurrent refrain | |
| Synonyms: | ballad | |
| Related terms: | song minstrelsy | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (verse,writing) a narrative poem of popular origin | |
| Synonyms: | ballad | |
| Related terms: | poem edda | |
| Similar spelling: |
lad laud lady Lade Ladd Laudo Latia lathi Lahti Ladue Laday laddie lat lath late |
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