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    [Verb]  | "lay" | \ ˈlā \


    1: to beat or strike down with force

    2: to put or set down

    3: to place for rest or sleep; especially : bury

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English leyen, from Old English lecgan; akin to Old English licgan to lie ;

    [Verb]  | "lie" | \ ˈlī \


    1: to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position : be prostrate : rest, recline

    2: to assume a horizontal position —often used with down

    3: to reside temporarily : stay for the night : lodge

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English licgan; akin to Old High German ligen to lie, Latin lectus bed, Greek lechos;

    [Verb]  | "lie" | \ ˈlī \


    1: to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive

    2: to create a false or misleading impression

    3: to bring about by telling lies

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English lēogan; akin to Old High German liogan to lie, Old Church Slavic lŭgati;

    [Verb]  | "lay away" 


    1: to put aside for future use or delivery

    Origin: circa 1928 ;

    [Noun]  | "lay" | \ ˈlā \


    1: covert, lair

    2: something (such as a layer) that lies or is laid

    3: line of action : plan

    Origin: 1590 ;

     See: ;

    [Noun]  | "lay" | \ ˈlā \


    1: a simple narrative poem : ballad

    2: melody, song

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French lai see: ;

    [Noun]  | "lay-by" | \ ˈlā-ˌbī \


    1: turnout

    2: the final operation (such as a last cultivating) in the growing of a field crop

    Origin: 1939 ;

    [Adjective]  | "lay" | \ ˈlā \


    1: of or relating to the laity : not ecclesiastical

    2: of or relating to members of a religious house occupied with domestic or manual work

    3: not of a particular profession; also : lacking extensive knowledge of a particular subject

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French lai, from Late Latin laicus, from Greek laikos of the people, from laos people;

    [Adjective]  | "lay" 


    [Verb]  | "lay" 


    1: to arrange something in a certain spot or position;


      * e.g., " ... just lay the book over there on the table for now "




    2: to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid);


      * e.g., " ... the rain was just hard enough to lay the dust in the air "




    3: to establish or apply as a charge or penalty;


      * e.g., " ... state officials tried to lay a tax on merchandise sold over the Internet "




    [Verb]  | "lie" 


    1: to make a statement one knows to be untrue;


      * e.g., " ... would I lie to you about that? "



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    [Verb]  | "lie" 


    1: to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction;


      * e.g., " ... the train tracks lie just over that hill "




    2: to occupy a place or location;


      * e.g., " ... I left the book lying on the counter "



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    3: to remain out of sight;


      * e.g., " ... paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout "



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    [Verb]  | "lay back" 


    [Verb]  | "lay away" 


    1: to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place;


      * e.g., " ... the weather forecast warned of a severe storm, so we laid away a generous supply of bottled water and canned food just in case "



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    [Noun]  | "lay" 


    1: a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect;


      * e.g., " ... the minstrel strummed a cheerful lay on his lute "



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    2: a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment;


      * e.g., " ... she sang a short lay in dedication to her husband "



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    [Noun]  | "lay" 


    1: the activity by which one regularly makes a living;


      * e.g., " ... my main lay is as a general contractor, but I do side work as a carpenter "



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    [Noun]  | "lay readers" 


    [Noun]  | "lay reader" 


     [ "lay" ]

    1: to throw Lay's Chips at someone

      * e.g.,  ... Mr. Teacher... Can we Lay you? 

     [ "lay" ]

    1: Not a professional in a specific field.

      * e.g.,  ... John is a physics lay person. 

     [ "lay" ]

    1: This stands for: Laughing at you.

      * e.g.,  ... Douche: Hey man, i think i just sharted. 

     [ "lay" ]

    2: This is used in msn text.

      * e.g.,  ... Bag: Hahahaha! lay! 

     [ "lay" ]

    1: another name for decent outfit,cool clothes,

      * e.g.,  ... i got a lay on! 

     [ "lay" ]

    1: A phrase representing the term 'layout'. Comments left on various websites show that some people like to refer to a 'nice layout' by say 'nice lay!'

      * e.g.,  ... *creates new layout* 

     [ "Lay lay" ]

    1: The most beautiful girl on earth she has the greatest personality she can be stubborn sometimes but she is the greatest girl on this planet

      * e.g.,  ... Izayah loves Lay lay 

     [ "lay-lay" ]

    1: If you're on a lay-lay, you're just relaxing, doing nothing.

      * e.g.,  ... blud, i'm not even on clubbin tonight, mans on a lay-lay 

     [ "lay lay" ]

    1: taking a long time to perform arbitary tasks

      * e.g.,  ... when JR says he will be 10 mins and because he is a lay lay he will not be there in 10 mins 

     [ "lay-lay" ]

    1: Lazy. Analogous to cray-cray for crazy.

      * e.g.,  ... I have to do both mine and my wife’s share of the chores, because she’s all lay-lay 

     [ "lay lay" ]

    1: A terrible illness, sentencing the sufferer to a general inability to commit to a communal plan due to poor time keeping.

      * e.g.,  ... why are we still here blud?, 

     [ "lay lay" ]

    2: The main symptoms include thinking that any period of time is only '10 minutes bruv,' and that significant distances of many, many miles can be covered in a matter of minutes whilst driving.

      * e.g.,  ... mans are on a long ting, we're waiting on(insert name, you know who you are...) 

     [ "lay lay" ]

    3: Another terrible side effect is the instant mental formation of overseas relatives, who either need or needed to be collected from a local airport, to attempt to excuse their behaviour.

      * e.g.,  ... lay lay?, best bill another zoot then...  

     [ "lay lay" ]

    4: The word has its roots in north west london and has significant lineage in the formation of the phrases 'larry longtings'& 'quackyquicktings'.

     [ "lay lay" ]

    5: It is also widely accepted in footballing circles, as 'Claude Mak-a-lay lay' in honour of the Paris St Germain and French international midfielder.

     [ "lay lay" ]

    6: Damn, I have a lot of spare time today...

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