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lay - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
lay
Definition
(noun) a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
Synonyms
:
ballad
Definition
(noun) a narrative poem of popular origin
Synonyms
:
ballad
Definition
(verb) put into a certain place or abstract location
Synonyms
:
place
,
pose
,
position
,
put
,
set
Example Sentence
Put your things here
Set the tray down
Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
Place emphasis on a certain point
Definition
(verb) put in a horizontal position
Synonyms
:
put down
,
repose
Example Sentence
lay the books on the table
lay the patient carefully onto the bed
Definition
(verb) prepare or position for action or operation
Example Sentence
lay a fire
lay the foundation for a new health care plan
Definition
(verb) lay eggs
Example Sentence
This hen doesn't lay
Definition
(verb) impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
Example Sentence
lay a responsibility on someone
Definition
(adj) characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
Synonyms
:
laic
,
secular
Example Sentence
set his collar in laic rather than clerical position
the lay ministry
Definition
(adj) not of or from a profession
Example Sentence
a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease
Word used in video below:
text: can lay on the beach and and I can cry
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