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- English Word Lay Definition of Lie, to recline.
- English Word Lay Definition Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
- English Word Lay Definition Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
- English Word Lay Definition Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.
- English Word Lay Definition The laity; the common people.
- English Word Lay Definition A meadow. See Lea.
- English Word Lay Definition Faith; creed; religious profession.
- English Word Lay Definition A law.
- English Word Lay Definition An obligation; a vow.
- English Word Lay Definition A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
- English Word Lay Definition A melody; any musical utterance.
- English Word Lay Definition To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust.
- English Word Lay Definition To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.
- English Word Lay Definition To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
- English Word Lay Definition To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
- English Word Lay Definition To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.
- English Word Lay Definition To cause to lie dead or dying.
- English Word Lay Definition To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
- English Word Lay Definition To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
- English Word Lay Definition To apply; to put.
- English Word Lay Definition To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
- English Word Lay Definition To impute; to charge; to allege.
- English Word Lay Definition To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.
- English Word Lay Definition To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
- English Word Lay Definition To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
- English Word Lay Definition To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
- English Word Lay Definition To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope.
- English Word Lay Definition To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
- English Word Lay Definition To place (new type) properly in the cases.
- English Word Lay Definition To produce and deposit eggs.