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Word: lay (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Non-professional, not being a member of an organized institution (e.g. scientific lay person).
  • Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.

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Noun:

  • A ballad or sung poem.
  • A casual sexual partner.
  • Arrangement or relationship; layout.
  • a short poem or narrative, one usually intended to be sung
  • a short song
  • The direction a rope is twisted.

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Verb:

  • lie|nodot=0 when pertaining to position.
  • archaic To cause to subside or abate.
  • slang To have sex with.
  • transitive To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
  • transitive To leave something somewhere.
  • transitive To place something down in a position of rest.
  • transitive To prepare (e.g., the groundwork, the table).
  • transitive To produce and deposit an egg.
  • transitive To wager that an event will not take place.

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