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lay something down — 1》 formulate and enact a rule or principle. 2》 begin to construct a ship or railway. 3》 build up a deposit of a substance. 4》 store wine in a cellar. 5》 pay or bet money. 6》 informal record a piece of music. → lay … English new terms dictionary
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lay — 1 /leI/ verb the past tense of lie 1 2 verb past tense and past participle laid 1 PUT SB/STH DOWN (transitive always + adv/prep) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position: lay sth in/on/under etc: Laying my coat carefully on … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lay — lay1 /lay/, v., laid, laying, n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.… … Universalium
lay — lay1 verb (past and past participle laid) 1》 put down, especially gently or carefully. 2》 put down and set in position for use. ↘Brit. set cutlery on (a table) in preparation for a meal. ↘put the material for (a fire) in place.… … English new terms dictionary
lay — I [[t]leɪ[/t]] v. laid, lay•ing, n. 1) to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk[/ex] 2) to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him… … From formal English to slang
lay — I UK [leɪ] / US verb Word forms lay : present tense I/you/we/they lay he/she/it lays present participle laying past tense laid UK [leɪd] / US past participle laid *** Collocations: Lay means to put something in a particular place or position: I… … English dictionary
lay — I verb 1) Curtis laid the newspaper on the table Syn: put, place, set, put down, set down, deposit, rest, situate, locate, position; informal stick, dump, park, plunk 2) the act laid the foundation for the new system … Thesaurus of popular words
down — Synonyms and related words: COD, Vandyke, actively, adown, ailing, air, alkali flat, all up with, alluvial plain, anthill, backset, bad, barrow, basin, beard, beat, beaten, beaver, bedfast, bedridden, below, below par, best, bested, blow down,… … Moby Thesaurus
lay — I verb 1) Curtis laid the newspaper on the table Syn: put (down), place, set (down), deposit, rest, position, shove; informal stick, dump, park, plonk; Brit.; informal bung 2) I d lay money on it … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
