" laying "

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  deposing,

•  depositing,

•  disposing,

•  emplacing,

•  fixing,

•  placing,

•  positioning,

•  putting,

•  setting,

•  setting up,

•  situating,

•  sticking

•  Antonyms : 

•  raising

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 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  sedimenting,

•  settling

•  Antonyms : 

•  remitting

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 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assessing,

•  charging,

•  exacting,

•  fining,

•  imposing,

•  levying,

•  putting

•  Antonyms : 

•  disinterring,

•  exhuming,

•  unearthing

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  depose,

•  deposit,

•  dispose,

•  emplace,

•  fix,

•  place,

•  position,

•  put,

•  set,

•  set up,

•  situate,

•  stick

•  Antonyms : 

•  raise

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 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  sediment,

•  settle

•  Antonyms : 

•  remit

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 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assess,

•  charge,

•  exact,

•  fine,

•  impose,

•  levy,

•  put

•  Antonyms : 

•  disinter,

•  exhume,

•  unearth

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 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  caching,

•  hoarding,

•  laying by,

•  laying in,

•  laying up,

•  putting by,

•  salting away,

•  squirreling (away),

•  stashing,

•  stockpiling,

•  storing,

•  stowing,

•  treasuring

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to get rid of as useless or unwanted;

  * e.g., " ... a politician who had laid by his principles years ago "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cashiering,

•  casting (off),

•  chucking,

•  deep-sixing,

•  discarding,

•  ditching,

•  dumping,

•  eighty-sixing,

•  exorcising,

•  flinging (off or away),

•  jettisoning,

•  junking,

•  losing,

•  pitching,

•  rejecting,

•  scrapping,

•  shedding,

•  shucking (off),

•  sloughing (off),

•  throwing away,

•  throwing out,

•  tossing,

•  unloading

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... ever since the last hurricane caught them unprepared, they have laid by emergency supplies "

•  Synonyms : 

•  caching,

•  hoarding,

•  laying away,

•  laying in,

•  laying up,

•  putting by,

•  salting away,

•  squirreling (away),

•  stashing,

•  stockpiling,

•  storing,

•  stowing,

•  treasuring

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action;

  * e.g., " ... the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals "

•  Synonyms : 

•  constituting,

•  enacting,

•  legislating,

•  making,

•  ordaining,

•  passing

•  Antonyms : 

•  repealing,

•  rescinding,

•  revoking

2: to state clearly and strongly;

  * e.g., " ... at the risk of their popularity, the parents laid down the rules for the party and wouldn't accept any arguments "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affirming,

•  asserting,

•  averring,

•  avouching,

•  avowing,

•  declaring,

•  guaranteeing,

•  professing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly;

  * e.g., " ... the supervisor laid down the procedure for a complaint of sexual harassment "

•  Synonyms : 

•  defining,

•  prescribing,

•  specifying

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter "

•  Synonyms : 

•  caching,

•  hoarding,

•  laying away,

•  laying by,

•  laying up,

•  putting by,

•  salting away,

•  squirreling (away),

•  stashing,

•  stockpiling,

•  storing,

•  stowing,

•  treasuring

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaking,

•  breaking off,

•  breaking up,

•  canning,

•  ceasing,

•  cutting off,

•  cutting out,

•  desisting (from),

•  discontinuing,

•  dropping,

•  ending,

•  giving over,

•  halting,

•  knocking off,

•  leaving off,

•  packing (up or in),

•  quitting,

•  shutting off,

•  stopping

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to put a layer of on a surface;

  * e.g., " ... she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel "

•  Synonyms : 

•  applying,

•  laying,

•  spreading

•  Antonyms : 

•  axing,

•  canning,

•  discharging,

•  dismissing,

•  firing,

•  sacking

2: to provide with a paying job;

  * e.g., " ... lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assuming,

•  employing,

•  engaging,

•  feeing,

•  hiring,

•  paying,

•  placing,

•  recruiting,

•  retaining,

•  signing (up or on),

•  taking on

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to hand over or use up in payment;

  * e.g., " ... he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself "

•  Synonyms : 

•  disbursing,

•  dropping,

•  expending,

•  forking (over, out, or up),

•  giving,

•  outlaying,

•  paying,

•  shelling out,

•  spending

•  Antonyms : 

•  deranging,

•  disarranging,

•  disarraying,

•  disordering,

•  messing (up),

•  mussing (up),

•  rumpling,

•  upsetting

2: to work out the details of (something) in advance;

  * e.g., " ... the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arranging,

•  blueprinting,

•  budgeting,

•  calculating,

•  charting,

•  choreographing,

•  designing,

•  framing,

•  mapping (out),

•  organizing,

•  planning,

•  preparing,

•  projecting,

•  scheming (out),

•  shaping,

•  strategizing (about)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to put into a particular arrangement;

  * e.g., " ... plants in the botanical gardens are laid out according to biogeographic region "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arranging,

•  arraying,

•  classifying,

•  codifying,

•  disposing,

•  drawing up,

•  marshaling,

•  ordering,

•  organizing,

•  ranging,

•  systematizing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor;

  * e.g., " ... The mother hoped a laying on of hands would heal her sick child. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  benediction,

•  benison,

•  blessing

•  Antonyms : 

•  anathema,

•  curse,

•  execration,

•  imprecation,

•  malediction