lay

  • 121lay —    1. to copulate with    The male usually lays the female, from his superior attitude or from assisting her to a prone position:     Laying me s part of your terms of service? (Bradbury, 1975)    Shakespeare used lay down:     The sly whoresons… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 122lay up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lay up : present tense I/you/we/they lay up he/she/it lays up present participle laying up past tense laid up past participle laid up 1) [usually passive] to make someone stay in bed as a result of being ill… …

    English dictionary

  • 123lay-by — UK / US noun Word forms lay by : singular lay by plural lay bys 1) [countable] British an area provided by the side of a road where vehicles can stop for a short period of time 2) [uncountable] Australian a method of buying goods from a shop by… …

    English dictionary

  • 124lay — I (Bakı) yastı daş. – İki ərəbə lay almışam II (İmişli, Kürdəmir) pambıqdan toxunmuş palaz. – Layı həyətə sal, oturağ (İmişli); – Döşəmədəki layı dəyişdir, çirklənip (Kürdəmir) ◊ Lay olmax (Füzuli) – üzə ağ olmaq. – Mən ona lay olmaram …

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  • 125lay — {{#}}{{LM L23523}}{{〓}} {{[}}lay{{]}} ‹lay› {{◆}}(pl. layes){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Composición poética medieval, de origen provenzal y de carácter narrativo, generalmente de versos cortos, que relata una leyenda o una historia de amor: • El lay… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 126lay in — {v.} To store up a supply of; to get and keep for future use. * /Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so she laid in a hundred pounds of it./ * /Before school starts, the principal will lay in plenty of paper for the students… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 127lay it on — or[lay it on thick] also[put it on thick] or[spread it on thick] or[lay it on with a trowel] {v. phr.}, {informal} To persuade someone by using very much flattery; flatter. * /Bob wanted to go to the movies. He laid it on thick to his mother./ *… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 128lay in — {v.} To store up a supply of; to get and keep for future use. * /Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so she laid in a hundred pounds of it./ * /Before school starts, the principal will lay in plenty of paper for the students… …

    Dictionary of American idioms