English-Thai Dictionary

lay

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ฆราวาส  ไม่ใช่ พระ  kiao-kab-ka-ra-wad

 

lay

ADJ ไม่ เชี่ยวชาญ พิเศษ  ไม่มีความรู้ พิเศษ  not trained untrained mai-cham-nan-pi-sad

 

lay

N คู่นอน  คู่ ร่วม สังวาส  partner ku-non

 

lay

N เรื่องเล่า หรือ บทกลอน สั้นๆ  บทกวี สั้นๆ  short poem rueang-lao-rue-bod-kron-san-san

 

lay

VI กริยา ช่อง ที่  2 ของ คำกริยา  lie rest kri-ya-chong-ti-kong-kam-kri-ya

 

lay

VI ท้าพนัน  วางเดิมพัน  bet wager ta-pa-nan

 

lay

VI วางไข่  ออกไข่  produce wang-kai

 

lay

VT กำหนด (หน้าที่  โทษ  มอบหมาย  impose kam-nod

 

lay

VT ก่อตั้ง  สร้าง  จัดตั้ง  วาง ราก  set up establish kor-tang

 

lay

VT คลี่  ลาด  ปู  cover spread kre

 

lay

VT จัดวาง ให้ เหมาะสม  วาง ให้ เป็นระเบียบ  jad-wang-hai-mor-som

 

lay

VT จัด โต๊ะ  จัดเตรียม โต๊ะอาหาร  set prepare jad-tol

 

lay

VT ทำให้ อยู่ ใน สภาพ ใด สภาพ หนึ่ง  cause tam-hai-yu-nai-sa-pab-dai-sa-pab-nuang

 

lay

VT ทำให้ เรียบ  smooth down tam-hai-riab

 

lay

VT ท้าพนัน  วางเดิมพัน  bet ta-pa-nan

 

lay

VT นำเสนอ  นำ ไป แจ้ง  present submit nam-sa-nor

 

lay

VT ฝัง (ศพ  bury fang

 

lay

VT วาง ลง  วาง  พาด  deposit set down put place wang-long

 

lay

VT อ้าง เหตุผล  ให้เหตุผล  attribute impute ascribe ang-hed-pon

 

lay

VT เสพสังวาส (คำ สแลง  มีเพศสัมพันธ์  have sex sed-sang-wad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAY

pret.of lie. The estate lay in the county of Hartford. When Ahab heard these words, he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his head, and fasted and lay in sackcloth. 1 Kings 21:27.

 

LAY

v.t.pret. and pp. laid. [L. loco, whence locus, Eng. ley or lea. The primary sense is to send or throw; hence this word is the L. lego, legare, differently applied; Gr. to lie down. ] 1. Literally, to throw down; hence, to put or place; applied to things broad or long, and in this respect differing from set. We lay a book on the table, when we place it on its side, but we set it on the end. We lay the foundation of a house, but we set a building on its foundation.
He laid his robe from him. Jonah 3:6.
Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid.
A stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den. Daniel 6:17.
2. To beat down; to prostrate. Violent winds with rain lay corn and grass.
3. To settle; to fix and keep from rising. A shower lays the dust.
4. To place in order; to dispose with regularity in building; as, to lay bricks or stones in constructing walls.
5. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
6. To spread or set; as, to lay snares.
7. To calm; to appease; to still; to allay.
After a tempest, when the winds are laid.
8. To quiet; to still; to restrain from walking; as, to lay the devil.
9. To spread and set in order; to prepare; as, to lay a table for dinner.
1 . To place in the earth for growth.
The chief time of laying gilliflowers, is in July.
11. To place at hazard; to wage; to stake; as, to lay a crown or an eagle; to lay a wager.
12. To bring forth; to exclude; as, to lay eggs.
13. To add; to join.
Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field. Isaiah 5:8.
14. To put; to apply.
She layeth her hand to the spindle. Proverbs 31:19.
15. To asses; to charge; to impose; as, to lay a tax on land; to lay a duty on salt.
16. To charge; to impute; as, to lay blame on one; to lay want of prudence to one's charge.
17. To impose, as evil, burden, or punishment.
The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6.
18. To enjoin as a duty; as, to lay commands on one.
19. To exhibit; to present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county.
2 . To prostrate; to slay.
The leaders first he laid along.
21. To depress and lose sight of, by sailing or departing from; as, to lay the land; a seaman's phrase.
22. To station; to set; as, to lay an ambush.
23. To contrive; to scheme; to plan.
To lay a cable, to twist or unite the strands.
To lay apart, to put away; to reject.
Lay apart all filthiness. James 1:21.
1. To lay aside, to put off or away; not to retain.
Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us. Hebrews 12:1.
2. To discontinue; as, to lay aside the use of any thing.
To lay away, to reposit in store; to put aside for preservation.
To lay before, to exhibit; to show; to present to view. The papers are laid before Congress.
1. To lay by, to reserve for future use.
Let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him. 1 Corinthians 16:2.
2. To put away; to dismiss.
Let brave spirits not be laid by, as persons unnecessary for the time.
3. To put off.
And she arose and went away, and laid by her veil. Genesis 38:19.
1. To lay down, to deposit, as a pledge, equivalent or satisfaction; to resign.
I lay down my life for the sheep. John 1 :15.
2. To give up; to resign; to quit or relinquish; as, to lay down an office or commission.
3. To quit; to surrender the use of; as, to lay down one's arms.
4. To offer or advance; as, to lay down a proposition or principle.
To lay one's self down, to commit to repose.
I will both lay me down in peace and sleep - Psalm 4:8.
To lay hold of, to seize; to catch. To lay hold on, is used in a like sense.
To lay in, to store; to treasure; to provide previously.
To lay on, to apply with force; to inflict; as, to lay on blows.
To lay open, to open; to make bare; to uncover; also, to show; to expose; to reveal; as, to lay open the designs of an enemy.
To lay over, to spread over; to incrust; to cover the surface; as, to lay over with gold or silver.
1. To lay out, to expend; as, to lay out money, or sums of money.
2. To display; to discover.
He takes occasion to lay out bigotry and false confidence in all its colors. Obs.
3. To plan; to dispose in order the several parts; as, to lay out a garden.
4. To dress in grave clothes and place in a decent posture; as, to lay out a corpse. Shakespeare uses to lay, forth.
5. To exert; as, to lay out all one's strength. So with the reciprocal pronoun, to lay one's self out, is to exert strength.
1. To lay to, to charge upon; to impute.
2. To apply with vigor.
3. To attack or harass. Obs.
4. To check the motion of a ship, and cause her to be stationary.
To lay together, to collect; to bring to one place; also, to bring into one view.
To lay to heart, to permit to affect greatly.
To lay under, to subject to; as, to lay one under restraint or obligation.
1. To lay up, to store; to treasure; to reposit for future use.
Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. Matthew 6:2 .
2. To confine to the bed or chamber. He is laid up with the gout.
To lay siege, to besiege; to encompass with an army.
To lay wait, to station for private attack; to lay in ambush for.
To lay the course, in sailing, is to sail towards the port intended, without gibing.
To lay waste, to destroy; to desolate; to deprive of inhabitants, improvements and productions.
To lay the land, in seamen's language, is to cause the land apparently to sink or appear lower, by sailing from it; the distance diminishing the elevation.

 

LAY

v.i. 1. To bring or produce eggs.
Hens will greedily eat the herb that will make them lay the better.
2. To contrive; to form a scheme. [Unusual. ]
To lay about, to strike or throw the arms on all sides; to act with vigor.
To lay at, to strike or to endeavor to strike.
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold. Job 41:26.
1. To lay out, to purpose; to intend. he lays out to make a journey.
2. To take measures.
I made strict inquiry wherever I came, and laid out for intelligence of all places.
To lay upon, to importune. Obs.

 

LAY

n. 1. That which lies or is laid; a row; a stratum; a layer; one rank in a series reckoned upward; as a lay of wood.
A viol should have a lay of wire-strings below.
2. A bet; a wager. [Little used. ]
3. Station; rank. [Not used. ]

 

LAY

n.[L. locus. See Lay, the verb. The words which signify place, are from verbs which express setting or laying. It is written also ley, and lea, but less properly. ] A meadow; a plain or plat of grass land.
A tuft of daisies on a flowery lay.
The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea.

 

LAY

n.[Gr. to sound. L. laudo, plaudo.] A song; as a loud or soft lay; immortal lays.
[It is used chiefly in poetry. ]

 

LAY

a.[L. laicus, Gr. from people. ] Pertaining to the laity or people, as distinct from the clergy; not clerical; as a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LAY

LAY Lay, imp.

 

Defn: of Lie, to recline.

 

LAY

Lay, a. Etym: [F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. Laic. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.

 

2. Not educated or cultivated; ignorant. [Obs. ]

 

3. Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease. Lay baptism (Eccl.), baptism administered by a lay person. F. G. Lee. -- Lay brother (R. C. Ch. ), one received into a convent of monks under the three vows, but not in holy orders. -- Lay clerk (Eccl.), a layman who leads the responses of the congregation, etc. , in the church service. Hook. -- Lay days (Com. ), time allowed in a charter party for taking in and discharging cargo. McElrath. -- Lay elder. See 2d Elder, 3, note.

 

LAY

LAY Lay, n.

 

Defn: The laity; the common people. [Obs. ] The learned have no more privilege than the lay. B. Jonson.

 

LAY

LAY Lay, n.

 

Defn: A meadow. See Lea. [Obs. ] Dryden.

 

LAY

Lay, n. Etym: [OF. lei faith, law, F. loi law. See Legal. ]

 

1. Faith; creed; religious profession. [Obs. ] Of the sect to which that he was born He kept his lay, to which that he was sworn. Chaucer.

 

2. A law. [Obs. ] "Many goodly lays." Spenser.

 

3. An obligation; a vow. [Obs. ] They bound themselves by a sacred lay and oath. Holland.

 

LAY

Lay, a. Etym: [OF. lai, lais, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. laoi,laoidh, song, poem, OIr.laoidh poem, verse; but cf. also AS. lac play, sport, G. leich a sort of poem (cf. Lake to sport ).

 

1. A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad. Spenser. Sir W. Scott.

 

2. A melody; any musical utterance. The throstle cock made eke his lay. Chaucer.

 

LAY

Lay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laid; p. pr. & vb. n. Laying. ] Etym: [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D.leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See Lie to be prostrate. ]

 

1. To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust. A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den. Dan. vi. 17.Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. Milton.

 

2. To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.

 

3. To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.

 

4. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.

 

5. To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit. After a tempest when the winds are laid. Waller.

 

6. To cause to lie dead or dying. Brave Cæneus laid Ortygius on the plain, The victor Cæneus was by Turnus slain. Dryden.

 

7. To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk. I dare lay mine honor He will remain so. Shak.

 

8. To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.

 

9. To apply; to put. She layeth her hands to the spindle. Prov. xxxi. 19.

 

1 . To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land. The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Is. Iiii. 6.

 

11. To impute; to charge; to allege. God layeth not folly to them. Job xxiv. 12. Lay the fault on us. Shak.

 

12. To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.

 

13. To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.

 

14. (Law )

 

Defn: To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue. Bouvier.

 

15. (Mil. )

 

Defn: To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.

 

16. (Rope Making )

 

Defn: To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc. ) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope.

 

17. (Print. ) (a ) To place and arrange (pages ) for a form upon the imposing stone. (b ) To place (new type ) properly in the cases. To lay asleep, to put sleep; to make unobservant or careless. Bacon. -- To lay bare, to make bare; to strip. And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain. Byron. -- To lay before, to present to; to submit for consideration; as, the papers are laid before Congress. -- To lay by. (a ) To save. (b ) To discard. Let brave spirits. .. not be laid by. Bacon. -- To lay by the heels, to put in the stocks. Shak. -- To lay down. (a ) To stake as a wager. (b ) To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay down one's life; to lay down one's arms. (c ) To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle. -- To lay forth. (a ) To extend at length; (reflexively ) to exert one's self; to expatiate. [Obs. ] (b ) To lay out (as a corpse ). [Obs. ]Shak. -- To lay hands on, to seize. -- To lay hands on one's self, or To lay violent hands on one's self, to injure one's self; specif. , to commit suicide. -- To lay heads together, to consult. -- To lay hold of, or To lay hold on, to seize; to catch. -- To lay in, to store; to provide. -- To lay it on, to apply without stint. Shak. -- To lay on, to apply with force; to inflict; as, to lay on blows. -- To lay on load, to lay on blows; to strike violently. [Obs. or Archaic ] -- To lay one's self out, to strive earnestly. No selfish man will be concerned to lay out himself for the good of his country. Smalridge. -- To lay one's self open to, to expose one's self to, as to an accusation. -- To lay open, to open; to uncover; to expose; to reveal. -- To lay over, to spread over; to cover. -- To lay out. (a ) To expend. Macaulay. (b ) To display; to discover. (c ) To plan in detail; to arrange; as, to lay out a garden. (d ) To prepare for burial; as, to lay out a corpse. (e ) To exert; as, to lay out all one's strength. -- To lay siege to. (a ) To besiege; to encompass with an army. (b ) To beset pertinaciously. -- To lay the course (Naut. ), to sail toward the port intended without jibing. -- To lay the land (Naut. ), to cause it to disappear below the horizon, by sailing away from it. -- To lay to (a ) To charge upon; to impute. (b ) To apply with vigor. (c ) To attack or harass. [Obs. ] Knolles. (d ) (Naut. ) To check the motion of (a vessel ) and cause it to be stationary. -- To lay to heart, to feel deeply; to consider earnestly. -- To lay under, to subject to; as, to lay under obligation or restraint. -- To lay unto. (a ) Same as To lay to (above ). (b ) To put before. Hos. xi. 4. -- To lay up. (a ) To store; to reposit for future use. (b ) To confine; to disable. (c ) To dismantle, and retire from active service, as a ship. -- To lay wait for, to lie in ambush for. -- To lay waste, to destroy; to make desolate; as, to lay waste the land.

 

Syn. -- See Put, v. t., and the Note under 4th Lie.

 

LAY

LAY Lay, v. i.

 

1. To produce and deposit eggs.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.

 

3. To lay a wager; to bet. To lay about, or To lay about one, to strike vigorously in all directions. J. H. Newman. -- To lay at, to strike or strike at. Spenser. -- To lay for, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait for. [Colloq. ] Bp Hall. -- To lay in for, to make overtures for; to engage or secure the possession of. [Obs. ] "I have laid in for these. " Dryden. -- To lay on, to strike; to beat; to attack. Shak. -- To lay out, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a journey.

 

LAY

LAY Lay, n.

 

1. That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood. Addison. A viol should have a lay of wire strings below. Bacon.

 

Note: The lay of a rope is right-handed or left-handed according to the hemp or strands are laid up. See Lay, v. t., 16. The lay of land is its topographical situation, esp. its slope and its surface features.

 

2. A wager. "My fortunes against any lay worth naming. "

 

3. (a ) A job, price, or profit. [Prov. Eng. ] Wright. (b ) A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay. [U. S.]

 

4. (Textile Manuf.) (a ) A measure of yarn; a les. See 1st Lea (a ). (b ) The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 8.

 

5. A plan; a scheme. [Slang ] Dickens. Lay figure. (a ) A jointed model of the human body that may be put in any attitude; -- used for showing the disposition of drapery, etc. (b ) A mere puppet; one who serves the will of others without independent volition. -- Lay race, that part of a lay on which the shuttle travels in weaving; -- called also shuttle race.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lay

lay 1 |lā leɪ | ▶verb ( past and past participle laid |lād | ) 1 [ with obj. ] put down, esp. gently or carefully: she laid the baby in his crib. • prevent (something ) from rising off the ground: there may have been the odd light shower just to lay the dust. 2 [ with obj. ] put down and set in position for use: it is advisable to have your carpet laid by a professional | figurative : the groundwork for change had been laid. • set cutlery, crockery, and mats on (a table ) in preparation for a meal: she laid the table for the evening meal. • (often be laid with ) cover (a surface ) with objects or a substance: the floor was laid with tiles. • make ready (a trap ) for someone: she wouldn't put it past him to lay a trap for her. • put the material for (a fire ) in place and arrange it. • work out (an idea or suggestion ) in detail ready for use or presentation: I'd like more time to lay my plans. • (lay something before ) present information or suggestions to be considered and acted upon by (someone ): he laid before the House proposals for the establishment of the committee. • (usu. be laid ) locate (an episode in a play, novel, etc. ) in a certain place: no one who knew the area could be in doubt where the scene was laid. • Nautical follow (a specified course ). • [ no obj. ] Nautical go or come: they had to lay aloft. • [ with obj. ] stake (an amount of money ) in a wager: she suspected he was pulling her leg, but she wouldn't have laid money on it. 3 [ with obj. ] used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g., “lay the blame on ” means ‘to blame ’: she laid great stress on little courtesies. 4 [ with obj. ] (of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian ) produce (an egg ) from inside the body: flamingos lay only one egg | [ no obj. ] : the hens were laying at the same rate as usual. 5 [ with obj. ] vulgar slang have sexual intercourse with. ▶noun 1 [ in sing. ] the general appearance of an area, including the direction of streams, hills, and similar features: the lay of the surrounding countryside. • the position or direction in which something lies: roll the carpet against the lay of the nap. • the direction or amount of twist in rope strands. 2 vulgar slang an act of sexual intercourse. • [ with adj. ] a person with a particular ability or availability as a sexual partner. 3 the laying of eggs or the period during which they are laid. PHRASES lay something at someone's door see door. lay something bare bring something out of concealment; expose something: the sad tale of failure was laid bare. lay a charge make an accusation: we could lay a charge of gross negligence. lay claim to something assert that one has a right to something: four men laid claim to the leadership. • assert that one possesses a skill or quality: she has never laid claim to medical knowledge. lay down one's arms (or weapons ) cease fighting: they renounced violence and laid down their arms. lay down the law see law. lay down one's life sacrifice one's life for a cause: he laid down his life for his country. lay eyes on see eye. lay a (or the ) ghost exorcise a ghost. • get rid of a distressing, frightening, or worrying memory or thought: we need to lay the ghost of the past and move ahead. lay hands on 1 find and take possession of: they huddled, trying to keep warm under anything they could lay hands on. 2 place one's hands on or over, esp. in confirmation, ordination, or spiritual healing. lay (or put ) one's hands on find and acquire: I would read every book I could lay my hands on. lay hold of (or on ) catch or gain possession of: he was afraid she might vanish if he did not lay hold of her. lay it on the line see line 1. the lay (Brit. lie ) of the land the way in which the features or characteristics of an area present themselves. • the current situation or state of affairs: she was beginning to see the lay of the land with her in-laws. lay someone low (of an illness ) reduce someone to inactivity. • bring to an end the high position or good fortune formerly enjoyed by someone: she reflected on how quickly fate can lay a person low. lay something on the table see table. lay something on thick (or with a trowel ) informal grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something. lay someone open to expose someone to the risk of (something ): his position could lay him open to accusations of favoritism. lay over break one's journey: Steven and I will lay over in New York, then fly to London. lay siege to see siege. lay store by see store. lay someone /something to rest bury a body in a grave. • soothe and dispel fear, anxiety, grief, or a similar unpleasant emotion: suspicion will be laid to rest by fact rather than hearsay. lay something ( to ) waste see waste. PHRASAL VERBS lay about (someone ) beat or attack (someone ) violently: they weren't against laying about you with sticks and stones. • strike out wildly on all sides: the mare laid about her with her front legs and teeth. lay something aside put something to one side: he laid aside his book | figurative : the situation gave them a good reason to lay aside their differences. • reserve money for the future or for a particular cause: he begged them to lay something aside toward the cause. lay something down 1 put something down: she finished her eclair and laid down her fork. 2 formulate and enforce or insist on a rule or principle: stringent criteria have been laid down. 3 begin to construct a ship or railroad. • (usu. be laid down ) build up a deposit of a substance: these cells lay down new bone tissue. 4 store wine in a cellar. 5 pay or wager money. 6 informal record a piece of music: he was invited to the studio to lay down some backing vocals. lay something in /up build up a stock of something in case of need. lay into informal attack violently with words or blows: three youths laid into him. lay off informal give up or stop doing something: I laid off smoking for seven years. lay someone off discharge a worker, esp. temporarily because of a shortage of work. lay something on informal require (someone ) to endure or deal with a responsibility or difficulty: this is an absurdly heavy guilt trip to lay on anyone. lay someone out 1 prepare someone for burial after death. 2 informal knock someone unconscious: he was lucky that the punch didn't lay him out. lay something out 1 spread something out to its full extent, esp. so that it can be seen: the police were insisting that suitcases should be opened and their contents laid out. 2 construct or arrange buildings or gardens according to a plan: they proceeded to lay out a new town. • arrange and present material for printing and publication: the brochure is beautifully laid out. • explain something clearly and carefully: we need a paper laying out our priorities. 3 informal spend a sum of money: look at the money I had to lay out for your uniform. lay up Golf hit the ball deliberately to a lesser distance than possible, typically in order to avoid a hazard. lay someone up put someone out of action through illness or injury: he was laid up with his familiar fever. lay something up 1 see lay something in /up above. 2 take a ship or other vehicle out of service: our boats were laid up during the winter months. 3 assemble layers in the arrangement required for the manufacture of plywood or other laminated material. ORIGIN Old English lecgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leggen and German legen, also to lie 1 . usage: The verb lay means, broadly, 'put something down': they are going to lay the carpet. The past tense and the past participle of lay is laid: they laid the groundwork; she had laid careful plans. The verb lie, on the other hand, means 'assume a horizontal or resting position': why don't you lie on the floor? The past tense of lie is lay: he lay on the floor earlier in the day. The past participle of lie is lain: she had lain on the bed for hours. In practice, many speakers inadvertently get the lay forms and the lie forms into a tangle of right and wrong usage. Here are some examples of typical incorrect usage: have you been laying on the sofa all day? (should be lying ); he lay the books on the table (should be laid ); I had laid in this position so long, my arm was stiff (should be lain ). See also usage at lie 1 .

 

lay

lay 2 |leɪ lā | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 not ordained into or belonging to the clergy: a lay preacher. 2 not having professional qualifications or expert knowledge, esp. in law or medicine: lay and professional views of medicine. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French lai, via late Latin from Greek laïkos, from laos ‘people. ’ Compare with laic .

 

lay

lay 3 |leɪ lā | ▶noun a short lyric or narrative poem meant to be sung. • literary a song: on his lips there died the cheery lay. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French lai, corresponding to Provençal lais, of unknown origin.

 

lay

lay 4 |leɪ lā | past of lie 1.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lay

lay 1 |leɪ | ▶verb ( past and past participle laid |leɪd | ) 1 [ with obj. and adverbial of place ] put (something ) down gently or carefully: she laid the baby in his cot. • [ with obj. ] prevent (something ) from rising off the ground: there may have been the odd light shower just to lay the dust. 2 [ with obj. ] put down and set in position for use: it is advisable to have your carpet laid by a professional. • Brit. set cutlery, crockery, etc. on (a table ) in preparation for a meal: she laid the table for dinner. • (often be laid with ) cover (a surface ) with objects or a substance: the floor was laid with mattresses. • put the material for (a fire ) in place and arrange it. • prepare (a trap ) for someone: she wouldn't put it past him to lay a trap for her. • work out (an idea or suggestion ) in detail ready for use or presentation: I'd like more time to lay my plans. • (lay something before ) present information or suggestions to be considered and acted upon by (someone ): he laid before Parliament proposals for the establishment of the committee. • locate (an episode in a play, novel, etc. ) in a particular place: no one who knew the area could be in doubt where the scene was laid. • [ with obj. ] stake (an amount of money ) in a bet: she suspected he was pulling her leg, but she wouldn't have laid money on it. 3 [ with obj. ] used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. ‘lay the blame on ’ means ‘to blame ’: she laid great stress on little courtesies. 4 [ with obj. ] (of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian ) produce (an egg ) from inside the body: flamingos lay only one egg | [ no obj. ] : the hens were laying at the same rate as usual. 5 [ with obj. ] vulgar slang have sexual intercourse with. 6 [ with obj. ] Nautical follow (a specified course ). 7 [ with obj. ] trim (a hedge ) back, cutting the branches half through, bending them down, and interweaving them. ▶noun 1 [ in sing. ] the general appearance of an area of land: the lay of the surrounding countryside. • the position or direction in which something lies: roll the carpet against the lay of the nap. • the direction or amount of twist in rope strands. 2 vulgar slang an act of sexual intercourse. • [ with adj. ] a person with a particular ability or availability as a sexual partner. 3 [ mass noun ] the laying of eggs or the period during which they are laid. PHRASES in lay (of a hen ) laying eggs regularly. lay something at someone's door see door. lay something bare bring something out of concealment; expose something: the sad tale of failure was laid bare. lay a charge make an accusation: we could lay a charge of gross negligence. lay claim to assert that one has a right to (something ): four men laid claim to the leadership. • assert that one possesses (a skill or quality ): she has never laid claim to medical knowledge. lay down one's arms (or weapons ) cease fighting. lay down the law see law. lay down one's life sacrifice one's life for a cause: the willingness of British troops to lay down their lives for their country is a humbling thought. lay eyes on see eye. lay a (or the ) ghost exorcise a ghost. • finally cease to be troubled by the memory of an unpleasant situation or event: by claiming victory, they laid to rest the ghosts of five previous defeats. lay hands on (also lay or put one's hands on ) 1 find and take possession of: they huddled trying to keep warm under anything they could lay hands on. 2 place one's hands on or over, especially in confirmation, ordination, or spiritual healing. lay hold of (or on ) catch or gain possession of: he was afraid she might vanish if he did not lay hold of her. lay it on the line see line 1. lay someone low (of an illness ) reduce someone to inactivity: he was laid low by a stomach bug. • bring to an end the high position or good fortune formerly enjoyed by someone: she reflected on how quickly fate can lay a person low. lay something on the table see table. lay something on thick (or with a trowel ) informal grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something. lay someone open to expose someone to the risk of (something ): his position could lay him open to accusations of favouritism. lay oneself out to do something chiefly Brit. make a special effort to do something: she's laying herself out to be pleasant. lay siege to see siege. lay store by see store. lay someone /thing to rest bury a body in a grave. • soothe and dispel fear, anxiety, etc.: suspicion will be laid to rest by fact rather than hearsay. lay something ( to ) waste see waste. PHRASAL VERBS lay about Brit. beat or attack (someone ) violently. • (lay about one ) strike out wildly on all sides: the mare laid about her with her front legs and teeth. lay something aside put something to one side: he laid aside his book | figurative : the situation gave them a good reason to lay aside their differences. • reserve money for the future or for a particular cause. lay something down 1 put something down. 2 formulate and enforce or insist on a rule or principle: stringent criteria have been laid down. 3 pay or bet money. 4 begin to construct a ship or railway. • build up a deposit of a substance: these cells lay down new bone tissue. 5 store wine in a cellar. 6 informal record a piece of music: he was invited to the studio to lay down some backing vocals. lay something in /up build up a stock of something in case of need. lay into informal attack violently with words or blows: three youths laid into him. lay off informal give up or stop doing something: I laid off smoking for seven years. lay someone off discharge a worker temporarily or permanently because of a shortage of work. lay something off 1 chiefly Soccer pass the ball to a teammate. 2 paint the final layer on a wall or other surface. 3 (of a bookmaker ) insure against a loss resulting from a large bet by placing a similar bet with another bookmaker. lay something on 1 Brit. provide a service or amenity: the council provides a grant to lay on a bus. 2 informal require (someone ) to endure or deal with a responsibility or difficulty: this is an absurdly heavy guilt trip to lay on anyone. lay someone out 1 prepare someone for burial after death. 2 informal knock someone unconscious: he was lucky that the punch didn't lay him out. lay something out 1 spread something out to its full extent. 2 construct or arrange buildings or gardens according to a plan. • arrange and present material for printing and publication: the brochure is beautifully laid out. • explain something clearly and carefully: we need a paper laying out our priorities. 3 informal spend a sum of money: look at the money I had to lay out for your uniform. lay over US break one's journey. lay up Golf hit the ball deliberately to a lesser distance than possible, typically in order to avoid a hazard. lay someone up put someone out of action through illness or injury: he was laid up with the flu. lay something up 1 see lay something in /up. 2 take a ship or other vehicle out of service: our boats were laid up during the winter months. 3 assemble plies or layers in the arrangement required for the manufacture of plywood or other laminated material. ORIGIN Old English lecgan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leggen and German legen, also to lie 1 . usage: The verb lay means, broadly, ‘put something down ’, as in they are going to lay the carpet. The past tense and the past participle of this verb is laid, as in they laid the groundwork or she had laid careful plans. The verb lie, on the other hand, means ‘be in a horizontal position to rest ’, as in why don't you lie on the floor? The past tense of this verb is lay ( he lay on the floor ) and the past participle is lain ( she had lain on the bed for hours ). Thus, in correct use, lay can be either the past tense of lie or the base form of lay. In practice many people make the mistake of using lay, laying, and laid as if they meant lie, lying, lay, and lain. Examples of incorrect use: why don't you lay on the bed? (correct form is lie ); she was laying on the bed (correct form is lying ); he had laid on the floor for hours (correct form is lain ).

 

lay

lay 2 |leɪ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 not ordained into or belonging to the clergy: a lay preacher. 2 not having professional qualifications or expert knowledge, especially in law or medicine: a lay member of the Health Authority. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French lai, via late Latin from Greek laïkos, from laos ‘people ’. Compare with laic .

 

lay

lay 3 |leɪ | ▶noun a short lyric or narrative poem meant to be sung. • literary a song: on his lips there died the cheery lay. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French lai, corresponding to Provençal lais, of unknown origin.

 

lay

lay 4 |leɪ | past of lie 1.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lay

lay 1 verb 1 Curtis laid the newspaper on the table: put, place, set, put down, set down, deposit, rest, situate, locate, position; informal stick, dump, park, plunk. 2 the act laid the foundation for the new system: set in place, put in place, set out; set up, establish. 3 I'll lay money that Michelle will be there: bet, wager, gamble, stake, risk, hazard, venture; (lay money ) give odds, speculate. 4 they are going to lay charges: bring, press, bring forward, lodge, register, place, file. 5 she laid the blame on Maxwell: assign to, attribute to, ascribe to, allot to, attach to; (lay the blame on ) hold someone accountable, hold someone responsible, find guilty. 6 we laid out plans for the next voyage: devise, arrange, make, make ready, prepare, work out, hatch, design, plan, scheme, plot, conceive, put together, draw up, produce, develop, concoct, formulate, cook up. 7 this will lay responsibility on the court: impose, apply, entrust, vest, place, put; inflict, encumber, saddle, charge, burden. 8 we laid the trap and waited: set, prepare, devise, bait. PHRASES lay something aside 1 farmers laying aside areas for conservation: put aside, put to one side, keep, save. 2 developers must lay aside their conservatism: abandon, cast aside, set aside, reject, renounce, repudiate, disregard, forget, discard; literary forsake. lay something bare his private life has been laid bare: reveal, disclose, divulge, show, expose, exhibit, uncover, unveil, unmask, make known, make public. lay something down 1 he laid down his glass: put down, set down, place down, deposit, rest; informal plunk down. 2 they were forced to lay down their weapons: relinquish, surrender, give up, yield, cede. 3 the ground rules have been laid down: formulate, stipulate, set down, draw up, frame; prescribe, ordain, dictate, decree; enact, pass, decide, determine, impose, codify. lay down the law too many parents have relinquished their right to lay down the law: be dogmatic, be in charge (of the rules ), set the rules, be domineering, be the boss, call the shots. lay eyes on informal something clicked the first time they laid eyes on each other: see, spot, observe, regard, view, catch sight of, set eyes on; literary behold, espy, descry. lay hands on wait till I lay my hands on you! catch, lay /get hold of, get one's hands on, seize, grab, grasp, capture. lay into informal 1 the general's henchmen were encouraged to publicly lay into dissenters. See assault (sense 1 of the verb ). 2 he laid into her with a string of insults. See criticize. lay it on thick informal oh, brother, can he lay it on thick when he wants to impress a girl: exaggerate, overdo it, embellish the truth; flatter, praise, soft-soap, pile it on, sweet-talk. lay off informal 1 I have to lay off beer: give up, abstain from, desist from, cut out. 2 I lay off work at 5: quit, pack in, leave off, stop. 3 lay off, you big jerk! back off, give it a rest, enough already, shut up, stop it. 4 three more couriers were laid off today: dismiss, let go, discharge, give notice to, release; informal sack, fire, ax, give someone their marching orders, pink-slip, give someone the boot, give someone the (old ) heave-ho. lay out 1 Robyn laid the plans out on the desk: spread out, set out, display, exhibit. 2 a paper laying out our priorities: outline, sketch out, rough out, detail, draw up, formulate, work out, frame, draft. 3 informal he had to lay out $70. See pay (sense 2 of the verb ). lay waste to any further testing at this site will lay waste to an irreplaceable ecosystem: devastate, wipe out, destroy, demolish, annihilate, raze, ruin, wreck, level, flatten, ravage, pillage, sack, despoil. USAGE The verb lay means, broadly, 'put something down': they are going to lay the carpet. The past tense and the past participle of lay is laid: they laid the groundwork; she had laid careful plans. The verb lie, on the other hand, means 'assume a horizontal or resting position': why don't you lie on the floor? In practice, many speakers inadvertently get the lay forms and the lie forms into a tangle of right and wrong usage. Here are some examples of typical incorrect usage: have you been laying on the sofa all day? (should be lying ); he lay the books on the table (should be laid ); I had laid in this position so long, my arm was stiff (should be lain ).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

lay

lay 2 adjective 1 a lay preacher: nonclerical, nonordained, secular, temporal. 2 a lay audience: nonprofessional, amateur, nonspecialist, nontechnical, untrained, unqualified.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lay

lay 1 verb 1 Curtis laid the empty can on the passenger seat: put, place, set, put down, set down, deposit, rest, situate, sit, settle, stow, balance, station, drop, leave, let fall, throw down, fling down, deploy, locate, position; informal plant, stick, dump, bung, park, plonk, pop, shove. ANTONYMS pick up. 2 the Act which laid the foundation for the modern education system: set in place /position, put in place /position, set out, position; establish, set up. 3 I'll lay money that Michelle will be there: bet, wager, gamble, stake, hazard, risk, chance, venture; give odds, speculate, game; informal punt, have a flutter. 4 he had been the first to lay formal charges: bring, bring forward, put forward, submit, advance, present, press, prefer, offer, lodge, register, place, file, table; accuse, charge, indict; N. Amer. impeach. 5 he laid the blame for the crisis firmly at the Prime Minister's door: assign, attribute, ascribe, allocate, allot, impute, attach, impose, fix; hold someone responsible, hold someone accountable, hold someone answerable, condemn, find guilty of, pin the blame on. ANTONYMS exonerate, hold blameless. 6 we laid plans for the next voyage: devise, arrange, contrive, make, prepare, work out, hatch, concoct, design, plan, scheme, plot, organize, frame, think up, dream up, cook up, brew, conceive, make ready, get ready, put together, draw up, produce, develop, compose, formulate. 7 the new section laid a responsibility on the court to consider whether financial obligations should be terminated: impose, apply, entrust, vest, place, put; inflict, encumber, saddle, tax, charge, burden. ANTONYMS excuse. 8 the eagles laid two eggs: produce; technical oviposit. PHRASES lay something aside 1 payments for farmers who lay aside areas for conservation: put aside, put to one side, keep, save, store, hold in abeyance. 2 producers must lay aside the conservatism that hindered development in the past: abandon, cast aside, reject, renounce, repudiate, dismiss, disregard, ignore, forget, discard; archaic forsake. ANTONYMS take up. 3 Protestants opposed it strongly enough to lead the government to lay the idea aside: defer, shelve, hold over, suspend, put on ice, mothball, set aside, put off, put aside, put out of one's mind, wave aside, put back, adjourn; informal put on the back burner, put in cold storage; rare remit. ANTONYMS pursue; promote; progress. lay something bare the secrets of his heart will be laid bare: reveal, disclose, divulge, show, expose, exhibit, bring to light, uncover, unveil, unmask, manifest, express, highlight, pinpoint, put the spotlight on, betray, give away, smoke out, let slip, blurt out, publish, acknowledge, make a clean breast of, make known, make public. ANTONYMS conceal. lay something down 1 he laid down his glass: put down, set down, place down, deposit, drop, station, leave, rest; informal dump, bung down, plonk down. 2 they were forced to lay down their weapons: relinquish, surrender, give up, yield, cede, turn over; disarm, give in, submit, capitulate, raise /show the white flag, throw in the towel /sponge, demilitarize. 3 the ground rules laid down by the Civil Aviation Authority: formulate, stipulate, set down, draw up, frame; prescribe, order, command, ordain, dictate, decree, enjoin, assert; pronounce, announce, proclaim, promulgate; enact, pass, direct, decide, determine, impose, establish, institute, specify, fix, codify. 4 I like to buy young wines and lay them down for a few years: store, put into store, keep for future use, keep, save. lay down the law when his father tried to lay down the law, he rebelled: order someone about /around, tell someone what to do, boss someone about /around, ride roughshod over someone, be dogmatic, be domineering; call the shots, call the tune; informal throw one's weight about /around, push someone about /around. lay eyes on informal I've never laid eyes on him before! see, spot, observe, regard, notice, catch sight of, view, perceive, discern, spy; informal clap /set eyes on, clock; literary behold, espy, descry. lay hands on 1 wait till I lay my hands on you! catch, lay hold of, get one's hands on, get hold of, seize, grab, snatch, clutch, grip, grasp, capture. ANTONYMS let go; leave alone. 2 it's not easy to lay your hands on decent champagne around here: obtain, acquire, get, come by, find, locate, discover, unearth, uncover, bring to light, run to earth, turn up, pick up, come up with, secure, procure, hit on, ferret out, get one's hands on, encounter, get possession of, buy, purchase; informal get one's mitts on. 3 the pastor will lay hands on those who come before him: bless, consecrate; confirm; ordain. lay something in Bill proposed that we should lay in a lot of good meat, and keep it for the winter: stock up with /on, stockpile, store (up ), amass, heap up, hoard, save, stow, put aside, garner, accumulate, pile up, mass, assemble, stack up, put away, stow away, husband, reserve, preserve, conserve, collect, muster, put by, put by for a rainy day, squirrel away; informal salt away, stash (away ). lay into informal 1 a policeman laying into a protestor: attack, assail, hit, strike, let fly at, tear into, lash out at, set about, set upon, fall on, turn on, assault, beat, thrash, pound, pummel, wallop, hammer, pounce on, round on, pelt, drub; informal lace into, sail into, pitch into, let someone have it, get stuck into, paste, do over, knock about /around, rough up; Brit. informal have a go at. ANTONYMS leave in peace. 2 there was no reason for him to lay into her with a string of insults: criticize harshly, castigate, censure, lambaste, harangue, condemn, pillory, rant at, rave at; berate, upbraid, rebuke, chide, reproach, reprove, scold; informal pitch into, crucify, rubbish, slag off; Brit. informal have a go at; N. Amer. informal light into, bad-mouth, bawl out; rare objurgate. ANTONYMS praise, extol. lay it on informal lay it on thick about what you'll do for them: exaggerate, stretch the truth, overdo it, overstate one's case, embellish the truth; flatter, pay extravagant compliments, give fulsome praise, over-praise, soft-soap; informal pile it on, lay it on with a trowel /shovel, ham it up, sweet-talk. ANTONYMS understate. lay off informal you should lay off smoking: give up, stop, refrain from, abstain from, not continue, desist from, leave alone, cut out; N. Amer. quit; informal pack in, leave off, kick, give over, knock off. ANTONYMS start, take up. lay someone off cutbacks forced the museum to lay off 244 employees: make redundant, dismiss, let go, discharge, give notice to, pay off, release; informal sack, give someone the sack, fire, give someone their cards, give someone their marching orders, send packing, give someone the boot, give someone the bullet, give someone the push, give someone the (old ) heave-ho, boot out. ANTONYMS take on, hire. lay something on they arrived at the club to find no refreshments laid on: provide, supply, furnish, give, fix up, line up, organize, prepare, produce, come up with, dispense, purvey, bestow, impart, make available; cater. lay someone out informal he belted him, laid him out flat: knock out, knock unconscious, knock down, fell, floor, flatten, prostrate; informal KO, kayo, knock for six. lay something out 1 Robyn laid the plans out on the desk: spread out, set out, arrange, display, exhibit, distribute, line up, order. ANTONYMS fold up, put away. 2 a pamphlet which tells you how to lay out election leaflets: design, plan, set out, arrange; map out, outline, sketch out, rough out, block out, detail, draw up, formulate, work out, frame, draft, plot out, trace out. 3 informal he had to lay out $70 on antibiotics: spend, expend, pay, disburse, contribute, part with, invest, put in, devote, use up, donate, give; lavish, squander, waste, dissipate; informal shell out, fork out, dish out, splurge; Brit. informal stump up; N. Amer. informal ante up, pony up. lay waste the army laid waste to hundreds of villages: devastate, wipe out, destroy, demolish, annihilate, raze, ruin, leave in ruins, wreck, level, flatten, gut, consume, ravage, pillage, sack, wreak havoc on; literary despoil; rare depredate.

 

lay

lay 2 adjective 1 a lay preacher: non-clerical, non-ordained, non-ecclesiastical, secular, temporal; civil, civilian; rare laic, laical. ANTONYMS ordained. 2 I cannot explain to a lay audience the techniques I used to study these genes: non-professional, amateur, non-specialist, non-technical, untrained, unqualified, inexpert; dilettante. ANTONYMS qualified, professional.

 

Spanish Dictionary

lay

lay (también lai )nombre masculino Composición poética narrativa o lírica, generalmente en versos cortos, que era de origen bretón y se extendió entre los provenzales y franceses durante la Edad Media :he comprado una edición crítica de los "Lays " de María de Francia .El plural es lays .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

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lay 1 /leɪ /〖もとはlie 1 の使役形 〗(名 )layer 動詞 ～s /-z /; laid /leɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〖lay A ＋副詞 〗 (!副詞 は場所の表現; →put 類義 ) a. (…に )A 〈体の一部 〉を置く , 当てる ▸ Dad smiled and laid his hand on my shoulder .お父さんはにっこりして僕の肩に手を置いた ▸ Alison laid her fingers against Mike's mouth and said, “Don't talk now. ”アリソンはマイクの口に指を当てて 「今は黙ってて 」と言った ▸ lay an ear to the door ドアに耳を当てる b. (そっと )A 〈人 〉を横に寝かす ; A 〈死体 〉を横たえる ▸ Sam laid the baby on the sofa .サムは赤ん坊をソファに寝かせた ▸ Henry wants to be laid to rest beside his wife .ヘンリーは妻の隣に埋葬して欲しいと願っている c. (平らになるようそっと )A 〈物 〉を置く ; A 〈むちなど 〉を振り下ろす ▸ The President laid wreaths at the tombs of the soldiers .大統領は兵士たちの墓に花輪を手向けた ▸ lay the clothes tidily into the drawer 服をきちんと引き出しにしまう 2 a. (床などに )〈物 〉を敷く , 広げる , 固定する (down ); …を塗る ; 〈れんがなど 〉を積む , 並べる ; 〈鉄道 ケーブルなど 〉を敷設する ▸ lay a new carpet in the living room 居間に新しいカーペットを敷く b. 〖lay A with B 〗AをBで覆う ; AにBを並べる [敷く , 塗る ]▸ The mantelpiece was laid with Christmas cards from abroad .マントルピースの上には外国からのクリスマスカードが並べられていた ▸ The palace floors were laid with mosaic tiles .宮殿の床にはモザイク模様のタイルが敷き詰められていた 3 〈鳥 昆虫 魚などが 〉〈卵 〉を産む ▸ The hen laid brown eggs .そのめんどりは茶色の卵を産んだ 4 ｟英 ｠(食器などを並べて )〈テーブル 〉をセットする (set )▸ I want you to lay the table while I get the soup ready .私がスープの準備をしている間にテーブルのセッティングをしてちょうだい 5 ｟かたく ｠ «…に » 〈責任 負担 税など 〉を負わせる , 課す «on » ; 【困難な状況下に 】〈人 〉を置く «under » ; «…に » 〈罪など 〉を帰する «to » ▸ Bill tried to lay the blame [responsibility ] on his brother .ビルは責任を弟にかぶせようとした 6 a. 〈計画 基盤など 〉を作る , 立てる , 築く ▸ lay the foundation for further study さらなる研究の基盤作りをする ▸ the best- laid plan 最善の計画 b. «…のために » (詳細に )〈企みなど 〉を立てる «for » ; (綿密に )〈わななど 〉をしかける ▸ lay several traps on the ground 地面に複数のわなをしかける 7 «…に » 〈力点 信頼など 〉を置く «on » ▸ lay great stress [emphasis ] on A Aを非常に強調する 8 〖～ A C 〗AをC 〈状態 〉にする (!Cはbare, low, open, wasteなどの限られた 形容詞 ) ▸ Now, lay bare your thoughts .さあ, 思っている事をありのままに言ってもらおうじゃないか (!Cが目的語の前に置かれることもある ) ▸ This area was laid waste by fire in 1955 .この地域は1955年の火事で荒廃した 9 ｟かたく ｠ «…に » (検討 承知 助言などを求めて )〈提案 情報など 〉を提示する «before » ; 〈告訴 主張など 〉をする , 行う ▸ Jefferson's draft was reviewed and corrected prior to being laid before the Congress .ジェファーソンの草案は議会に提出される前に検討 修正された 10 〖通例 be laid 〗〈物語などの舞台が 〉 «…に » 設定される «in » .11 〈不安 うわさなど 〉を静める ; 〈ほこりなど 〉を抑える , …が立たないようにする .12 ｟くだけて ｠ «…に » 〈お金など 〉を賭 （か ）ける (bet ) «on , in » 〖～ A B that節 〗A 〈人 〉に対して …という方にB 〈お金など 〉を賭ける ▸ I'll lay (you ) 100 dollars that he'll quit college .彼が大学を辞める方に (君と )100ドル賭けよう 13 …を打ち倒す , なぎ倒す ; 〈布のけば 髪など 〉を平らにする, なでつける .14 〘軍 〙〈銃など 〉の照準を定める .15 (燃料を揃 （そろ ）えて )〈火 〉を起こす用意をする .16 ｟俗 ｠…とセックスをする .自動詞 1 〈動物が 〉卵を産む ▸ stop laying 卵を産まなくなる 2 ｟話 非標準 ｠横になる (down ) (!lie 1 との混同で, 誤用とされる ) .3 «…に » (金を )賭ける «on » .4 «…に » 精を出す , 力を入れる «to » .5 〘海 〙(ある方向に )針路を取る , 進む .6 ｟方言 くだけて ｠ «…しようと » 準備する , たくらむ «to do » .g è t l á id ｟俗 ｠セックスをする, やる .l á y about A ｟文 /やや古 ｠ «…を使って » A 〈人 〉を激しく殴打する «with » .l à y A as í de [as í de A ]1 (将来使うために )A 〈金など 〉を取っておく .2 (ほかのことをするために )A 〈仕事など 〉を一時的に中止する .3 (使い終わって )A 〈物 〉を置く, どける .4 A 〈感情 信念など 〉を捨てる ; あきらめる .5 〖be laid aside 〗(病気で )仕事ができなくなる .l à y A aw á y [aw á y A ]1 〈客が 〉(店に頼んで )A 〈商品 〉を取っておいてもらう ; 〈店が 〉(客のために )A 〈商品 〉を取っておく .2 ＝lay 1 A aside (1 ).3 A 〈人 〉を埋葬する (!しばしば受け身で ) .l à y b á ck ｟主に米話 ｠横になる ; くつろぐ, リラックスする .l à y A b ý [b ý A ]1 ＝lay 1 A aside (1 ), (5 ).2 ｟米 方言 ｠A 〈作物 〉を収穫 [貯蔵 ]する .l à y d ó wn 1 ↑自動詞 2 .2 ｟米俗 ｠あきらめる .l à y A d ó wn [d ó wn A ]1 A 〈武器など 〉を捨てる, Aの使用を止める .2 〈規則 権威者などが 〉(公式に )A 〈条件 基準など 〉を述べる ; 〖～ down that節 〗…ということを正式に決める, …と規定する .3 ｟かたく ｠(戦争などで ) «…のために » A 〈命 〉を犠牲にする «for » .4 A 〈船 鉄道 〉を着工 [起工 ]する ; A 〈基礎など 〉を作る .5 A 〈ワインなど 〉を貯蔵する .6 (使い終わって )A 〈物 〉を置く ; 〖～ oneself down 〗(休むために )横になる .7 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈金 〉を賭 （か ）ける, 支払う .8 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈曲 〉のレコーディングをする .9 A 〈難問など 〉を投げかける .10 〖通例be laid down 〗〈沈澱物などが 〉たまる, できる .11 A 〈土地 〉を牧草地にする .l á y for A ｟米 くだけて やや古 ｠A 〈人 〉を待ち伏せする .l à y A í n [í n A ] «…に備えて » A 〈物 〉を蓄える, 買いだめする «for » .l á y into A 1 ｟くだけて ｠ «…のことで » A 〈人 物 〉を非難する «about » ; «…で » A 〈人 〉を殴打する «with » .2 ｟俗 ｠A 〈食物 〉にがっつく .l à y it ò n th í ck →thick .l à y A l ó w 1 〖通例be laid low 〗【病気で 】(一定期間 )A 〈人 〉が寝込む, ふだんの仕事ができなくなる «with » .2 ｟文 ｠A 〈人 〉を負傷させる .l à y ó ff ｟くだけて ｠【不愉快なことを 】やめる, よす «from » ; 【人を 】そっとしておく, 放っておく «of » .l à y ó ff A ｟くだけて ｠1 A 〈物 事 〉を一時的にやめる ; 〖～ off doing 〗…するのをやめる .2 A 〈酒など 〉を控える .3 A 〈人 〉をいじめる [悩ます ]のをやめる, そっとしておく .l à y A ó ff [ó ff A ]1 A 〈従業員 〉を (一時 )解雇する (→layoff ).2 A 〈土地 〉を区画する .3 〘サッカー 〙(有利な位置に )A 〈ボール 〉をパスする .4 〈胴元が 〉 (両賭けなどをして )A 〈賭け 〉の丸損を防ぐ .l à y A ó n [ó n A ]｟主に英 ｠1 (気前よく )A 〈食事 娯楽 交通手段など 〉を提供する, 用意する, 出す ; A 〈パーティなど 〉を計画 [準備 ]する ▸ lay on scones for the guests 客にスコーンをふるまう 2 A 〈電気 ガスなど 〉を引く .l á y A on B 1 A 〈やっかいな事 〉をB 〈人 〉に押しつける .2 ｟米 くだけて ｠A 〈言いにくいこと 〉をB 〈人 〉に話す, 知らせる .l à y ó ne on ｟米俗 ｠酔っ払う .l à y ó ne on A ｟俗 ｠A 〈人 〉に一発お見舞いする .l à y A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 A 〈一式の物 〉を広げて並べる .2 A 〈町並み 〉を計画 [設計 ]する ; A 〈本 〉のレイアウトを考える ; (書類 会議などで )A 〈考え 計画など 〉をはっきりと説明する .3 ｟くだけて ｠ «…に /…するのに » A 〈大金 〉を使う «on /do ing » .4 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉をなぐって気絶させる .5 (葬式のため )A 〈死体 〉をきれいに整える .l à y ó ver ｟米 ｠(旅行の途中で )しばらく足を止める .l à y A ó ver [ó ver A ]｟米 ｠A 〈事 〉を延期する, 見送る .l à y t ó 〘海 〙(風上に船首を向けて )停船する [している ].l à y ú p 1 身を隠す ; 休む .2 〘ゴルフ 〙ハザードに入らないように [飛距離が短くなるように ]球を打つ .l à y A ú p [ú p A ]1 ｟くだけて ｠〖be laid up 〗【病気 けがで 】寝こむ «with » .2 ｟やや古 ｠ «…に備えて » A 〈物 〉を蓄える «for » .3 (修理のために )A 〈船 〉を係船する ; A 〈車 〉を車庫に入れておく .l à y ú p A (for one s é lf )〖通例進行形で 〗A 〈面倒 問題 〉を抱えこむことになる .名詞 複 ～s 1 ｟主に米 ｠〖the ～〗位置 ; 方位 ; 地形 ▸ the lay ｟米 ｠ [lie ｟英 ｠] of the land 地勢 2 C ｟俗 ｠セックス (の相手 ) (!特に女性 ) .3 C ｟主に英俗 ｠(うしろめたい )仕事 , 職業 ; ｟米 くだけて ｠(雇用などの )条件 .4 C (綱の )より (方 ).5 C (捕鯨業などにおける )利益配分 , 分け前 ; U ｟英俗 ｠(船乗りの )賃金 , 日当 .～́ f ì gure 1 (画家の )モデル用の人形 .2 他人の言いなりになる [個性のない ]人 .

 

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lay 2 動詞 /leɪ /lie 1 の過去形 .

 

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lay 3 形容詞 1 (聖職者に対して )平信徒の, 俗人の (↔clerical )▸ a lay preacher (聖職でない )俗人説教師 2 (一般に )本職でない, 素人の, 専門でない .～́ br ò ther [s ì ster ]助修道士 [女 ] 〘修道院で生活をしながら一般労働に従事する修道士 [女 ]〙.～́ r è ader 礼拝式の執行を許された平信徒 ; 一般の読者 .