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lay layslayinglaid

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verbIf you lay something somewhere, you put it there in a careful, gentle, or neat way.Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor.My father's working bench was covered with a cloth and his coffin was laid there.Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep.If you lay the table or lay the places at a table, you arrange the knives, forks, and other things that people need on the table before a meal.The butler always laid the table.If you lay something such as carpets, cables, or foundations, you put them into their permanent position.A man came to lay the saloon carpet.Public utilities dig up roads to lay pipes.To lay a trap means to prepare it in order to catch someone or something.They were laying a trap for the kidnapper.When a female bird lays an egg, it produces an egg by pushing it out of its body.My canary has laid an egg.Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens' ability to lay.Lay is used with some nouns to talk about making official preparations for something. For example, if you lay the basis for something or lay plans for it, you prepare it carefully.Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations.The organisers meet in March to lay plans.Lay is used with some nouns in expressions about accusing or blaming someone. For example, if you lay the blame for a mistake on someone, you say it is their fault, or if the police lay charges against someone, they officially accuse that person of a crime .She refused to lay the blame on any one party.He could not bear to lay responsibility for the unhappiness of his later years on his own shoulders.Police have decided not to lay charges over allegations of a phone tapping operation.If you say that you would lay bets, odds, or money on something happening, you mean that you are very confident that it will happen .I wouldn't lay bets on his still remaining manager after the spring.I'll lay odds that Dean is at your office right now.To lay someone means to have sex with them.nounLay is used in expressions such a good lay or an easy lay to describe what someone is like as a sexual partner. B1

word	lay
definition	verb If you lay something somewhere, you put it there in a careful, gentle, or neat way. Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor. My father's working bench was covered with a cloth and his coffin was laid there. Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep. If you lay the table or lay the places at a table, you arrange the knives, forks, and other things that people need on the table before a meal. The butler always laid the table. If you lay something such as carpets, cables, or foundations, you put them into their permanent position. A man came to lay the saloon carpet. Public utilities dig up roads to lay pipes. To lay a trap means to prepare it in order to catch someone or something. They were laying a trap for the kidnapper. When a female bird lays an egg, it produces an egg by pushing it out of its body. My canary has laid an egg. Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens' ability to lay. Lay is used with some nouns to talk about making official preparations for something. For example, if you lay the basis for something or lay plans for it, you prepare it carefully. Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations. The organisers meet in March to lay plans. Lay is used with some nouns in expressions about accusing or blaming someone. For example, if you lay the blame for a mistake on someone, you say it is their fault, or if the police lay charges against someone, they officially accuse that person of a crime . She refused to lay the blame on any one party. He could not bear to lay responsibility for the unhappiness of his later years on his own shoulders. Police have decided not to lay charges over allegations of a phone tapping operation. If you say that you would lay bets, odds, or money on something happening, you mean that you are very confident that it will happen . I wouldn't lay bets on his still remaining manager after the spring. I'll lay odds that Dean is at your office right now. To lay someone means to have sex with them. noun Lay is used in expressions such a good lay or an easy lay to describe what someone is like as a sexual partner.
inflections	layslayinglaid
cefr-level	B1

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