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lay verb (LIE)
[ I ] NOT STANDARD
to lie somewhere.
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"I was so tired that at one point, I was laying down on the floor," he said.
My dog just lays there all day in the sun.
lay verb (PUT DOWN)
C1 [ T usually + adv/prep ]
to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose:
She laid the baby on the bed.
He laid the tray down on the table.
lay aside She laid aside her book and went to answer the phone.
We're having a new carpet laid in the hall next week.
The plan is to lay (= build) the foundations for the new apartments in October.
[ T ]
to prepare a plan or a method of doing something:
best laid plans Even the best laid plans go wrong sometimes.
Just lay the suitcase on the bed, would you?
He laid the wreath reverently in front of the memorial.
The road has been dug up in order to lay cables.
Modern office buildings have false floors, under which computer and phone wires can be laid.
He took out his gold watch and laid it ostentatiously on the table in front of him.
lay verb (PRODUCE EGGS)
B2 [ I or T ]
(of an animal or bird) to produce eggs from out of the body:
Thousands of turtles drag themselves onto the beach and lay their eggs in the sand.
lay verb (HAVE SEX)
[ T ] slang
to have sex with someone:
get laid So did you get laid (= find someone to have sex with)?
lay verb (RISK MONEY)
[ T ]
to risk something, usually money, on the result of an event:
lay something on something She won't get the job - I'd lay money on it!
lay verb (EXPRESS)
[ T ]
to express a claim, legal statement, etc. in a serious or official way:
lay the blame on She can't accept she made a mistake and now she's trying to lay the blame on (= accuse) her assistant.
lay a charge against
Do you understand the seriousness of the charge (= legal accusation) that has been laid against you?
lay claim to something
to say that you own something:
Two companies have laid claim to the design.