lay
/leɪ/
Misollar
- That lay really wore me out.
- I lay sleepless the whole night.
- Don't lay it on thick!
- He lay down in the shade.
- The rooster doesn't lay eggs.
- Lay the child on their back.
fe’l verb
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To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
A shower of rain lays the dust.
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To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
lay brick; lay flooring
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To produce and deposit an egg.
Did dinosaurs lay their eggs in a nest?
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To bet (that something is or is not the case).
I'll lay that he doesn't turn up on Monday.
ot noun
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Arrangement or relationship; layout.
the lay of the land
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The direction a rope is twisted.
Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way.
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A casual sexual partner.
What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?
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(uncountable) the laying of eggs.
The hens are off the lay at present.
sifat adjective
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Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
They seemed more lay than clerical.
- Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.
- Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.