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lay > 9 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	lay, laic, secular	Concerning those not members of the clergy
ADJECTIVE	2	lay	Not of or from a profession
NOUN	1	lay, ballad	A narrative song with a recurrent refrain
NOUN	2	lay, ballad	A narrative poem of popular origin
VERB	1	lay, put, set, place, pose, position	Put into a certain place or abstract location
	2	lay, put down, repose	Put in a horizontal position
	3	lay	Prepare or position for action or operation
	4	lay	Lay eggs
	5	lay	Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment

lay > pronunciation
Sounds	ley'
Rhymes	AAA, allay, ballet, and 37 more rhymes in ley...

lay > adjective 1
Meaning	Concerning those not members of the clergy.
Examples	"the lay ministry"
Synonyms	laic, secular
Similar to	profane
Nouns	laity

lay > adjective 2
Meaning	Not of or from a profession.
Examples	"a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
Similar to	nonprofessional

lay > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A narrative song with a recurrent refrain.
Synonyms	ballad
Broader	song, vocal
Narrower	minstrelsy

lay > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A narrative poem of popular origin.
Synonyms	ballad
Broader	poem, verse form
Narrower	Edda

lay > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Model	They lay the bags on the table
Synonyms	put, set, place, pose, position
Broader	move, displace
See also	lay out
Narrower	insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce; docket; cock; postpose; prepose; step; replace, put back; stratify; plant; intersperse; nestle, snuggle; pile; arrange, set up; superimpose, superpose, lay over; superpose; park; ensconce, settle; emplace; emplace; ship; underlay; trench; pigeonhole; shelve; jar; repose; stick, put forward; sign; middle; parallelize; butt; recess; reposition; throw, thrust; tee, tee up; rack up; coffin; bed; appose; set down, put down, place down; sow, sough, seed; misplace; juxtapose; set down; bottle; bucket; barrel; ground; pillow, rest; misplace, mislay, lose; upend; seat, sit, sit down; lay, put down, repose; stand, stand up, place upright; recline; plant, set; install, instal, put in, set up; situate, fix, posit, deposit; ladle; poise; lean; clap; rest; perch; load; cram; set; siphon; position; glycerolize, glycerolise; space; marshal; settle, settle down; throw; imbricate

lay > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Put in a horizontal position.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
Synonyms	put down, repose
Cause to	lie
Broader	put, set, place, pose, position, lay
See also	lay over; lay aside; lay away
Narrower	rail; lay; blow; bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest; rebury

lay > verb 3, creation
Meaning	Prepare or position for action or operation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
Broader	organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate

lay > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Lay eggs.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"This hen doesn't lay"
Broader	lay, put down, repose
Narrower	spawn
Nouns	layer

lay > verb 5, possession
Meaning	Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"lay a responsibility on someone"
Broader	levy, impose

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