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1.nounArrangement or relationship; layout."the lay of the land"
2.nounA share of the profits in a business.
3.nounA lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
4.nounThe direction a rope is twisted."Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way."
5.nounA casual sexual partner."What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?"
6.nounAn act of sexual intercourse.
7.nounA plan; a scheme.
8.noun(uncountable) the laying of eggs."The hens are off the lay at present."
9.nounA layer.
10.verbTo place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position."A shower of rain lays the dust."
11.verbTo cause to subside or abate.
12.verbTo prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
13.verbTo install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another."lay brick; lay flooring"
14.verbTo produce and deposit an egg."Did dinosaurs lay their eggs in a nest?"
15.verbTo bet (that something is or is not the case)."I'll lay that he doesn't turn up on Monday."
16.verbTo deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
17.verbTo have sex with.
18.verbTo take a position; to come or go."to lay forward; to lay aloft"
19.verbTo state; to allege."to lay the venue"
20.verbTo point; to aim."to lay a gun"
21.verb(ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them."to lay a cable or rope"
22.verbTo place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
23.verbTo place (new type) properly in the cases.
24.verbTo apply; to put.
25.verbTo impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.)."to lay a tax on land"
26.verbTo impute; to charge; to allege.
27.verbTo present or offer."to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one"