1. lay - verb
· put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
Synonym(s): put, set, place, pose, position
2. lay - verb
· put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
3. lay - verb
· prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
Hypernym(s): organize, organise, prepare, devise, get_up, machinate
4. lay - verb
· lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
Hypernym(s): lay, put_down, repose
5. lay - verb
· impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
6. laid - adjective
· set down according to a plan; "a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
Synonym(s): set
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