The Meaning of lay

• (imp.) of Lie, to recline.
• (a.) Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
• (a.) Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
• (a.) Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.
• (n.) The laity; the common people.
• (n.) A meadow. See Lea.
• (n.) Faith; creed; religious profession.
• (n.) A law.
• (n.) An obligation; a vow.
• (a.) A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
• (a.) A melody; any musical utterance.
• (v. t.) 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.
• (v. t.) 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.
• (v. t.) To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
• (v. t.) To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
• (v. t.) To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.
• (v. t.) To cause to lie dead or dying.
• (v. t.) To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
• (v. t.) To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
• (v. t.) To apply; to put.
• (v. t.) To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
• (v. t.) To impute; to charge; to allege.
• (v. t.) To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.
• (v. t.) To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
• (v. t.) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
• (v. t.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
• (v. t.) 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.
• (v. t.) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
• (v. t.) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
• (v. i.) To produce and deposit eggs.
• (v. i.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.
• (v. i.) To lay a wager; to bet.
• (n.) 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.
• (v. t.) A wager.
• (v. t.) A job, price, or profit.
• (v. t.) 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.
• (v. t.) A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a).
• (v. t.) The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 3.
• (v. t.) A plan; a scheme.
• (imp.) of Lie

Synonyms

ballad , ballad , put , set , place , pose , position , put down , repose , lie , lie , dwell , consist , lie , lie in , lie , lie , lie , rest , lie down , lie , laic , secular

Antonyms

stand , arise

Homophones

laigh , lait , laye , lei , ley , leyh

Rhymes

aaa , abbe , aday , ae , afsane , aggrey , aigner , airway , allais , allay , alleyway , alloway , andre , andrei , antigay , anway , anyway , archway , array , asay , asea , ashtray , astray , attache , away , ay , b-j , ballet , banpais , barclay , bay , baye , bayh , beaujolais , beaupre , beauvais , beltway , benet , beret , bernay , betray , bey , birthday , blay , bley , bombay , boulais , boulay , bouquet , bouvier , brae , bray , breakaway , breezeway , broadway , brockway , bta , buffet , buga , byway , cabaret , cabernet , cabriolet , cache , cafe , calais , calvey , caraway , carraway , carre , castaway , cathay , causeway , cay , cea , ceta , chalet , che , chez , cia , ciskei , clay , cliche , cluj , coday , communique , companionway , convey , conway , corday , cray , crochet , croquet , curare , dae , dalai , day , daye , decay , defray , dekay , delay , delray , deseret , dey , disarray , dismay , disobey , display , divorcee , dk , dolce , dominee , donais , doomsday , doorway , dorais , dossier , doubleday , dovey , downplay , dray , drey , driveway , duarte , dumais , dunaway , dunlavey , dupay , ekk , enrile , entree , essay , everyday , expressway , fairway , faraday , faraway , fay , fe , fey , fiance , filet , fillet , flay , flyway , foia , foreplay , francais , fray , freeway , freightway , frey , friday , fuente , gainsay , galle , galloway , gallway , gateway , gay , gaye , gerais , gervais , getaway , giveaway , golladay , gourmet , gray , graye , greenaway , grey , guay , halfway , hallway , hathaway , hay , haye , headway , hearsay , hefei , heigh , hemingway , hervey , hevey , hey , heyday , hiaa , hideaway , highway , hiway , holiday , holladay , holliday , hongwei , hooray , horseplay , hurray , hwe , hyundai , ilhae , imlay , infante , inlay , interplay , intraday , j , jacquet , jae , jay , jaye , jna , jonbenet , jose , jouret , k , kahane , kamei , kawate , kay , kaye , kkk , kley , kokate , kootenay , kouyate , kray , krey , la-carre , laigh , laissez , lait , langlais , laraway , latte , laye , leeway , lei , levey , ley , leyh , lihue , lingerie , lunday , lurvey , lyday , lyonnais , mackay , macknay , maclay , macrame , madre , mae , mainstay , mandalay , manet , marais , marquai , matinee , may , mcbay , mccay , mcclay , mccrae , mccray , mckay , mclay , mcnay , mcquay , mcrae , mcray , mcshea , mcstay , mcvey , melee , meservey , mey , midday , midway , millay , mobay , monday , monet , monterey , monterrey , morais , moray , moutray , mulvey , munday , naivete , nay , neigh , nej , newsday , ney , nicolay , niday , nisei , nissei , noaa , norway , obey , oj , ok , okay , olay , olivier , one-way , oshea , outlay , outweigh , overlay , overpay , overplay , overstay , padre , palais , palay , paraguay , parfait , parkway , parquet , passageway , passe , pathway , pay , payday , paye , pei , pinochet , play , poitier , porcher , portray , pray , prepay , prey , protege , puree , purvey , quay , quaye , raceway , rae , railway , ramsay , ray , raye , re , rea , reay , redisplay , reggae , relay , rene , renee , repay , replay , resnais , resume , rey , ricochet , ridgeway , ridgway , risque , roadway , rockaway , runaway , runway , sachet , saturday , saute , say , saye , screenplay , seaway , seay , sergei , shay , shea , skyway , slay , sleigh , snay , sobriquet , societe , soiree , someday , sorbet , souffle , speedway , spey , spillway , splay , spray , stairway , stay , straightaway , stray , strey , subway , sunday , superhighway , survey , sway , swordplay , tae , tay , they , throughway , throwaway , thruway , thursday , today , torme , toupee , transkei , tray , treadway , tredway , trey , tuesday , turvey , underpay , underplay , uruguay , vadnais , valet , vey , waga , walkway , waterway , way , waye , waylay , wednesday , weekday , wei , weigh , wey , whey , workaday , workday , wray , wy , x-ray , yay , yea , yesterday