lay

US /le/

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UK /leɪ/

adj.AdjectiveAmateur; not being a trained priest

The lay people listened eagerly to the priest in church

v.t.Transitive VerbTo place a bet on a game outcome

I will lay a bet on Manchester United to with the European Cup

v.t.Transitive Verb(Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body

The chicken may lay its eggs soon

v.t.Transitive VerbTo put or set something down in a flat position

Please lay the newspapers on the table so we can read them later

v.t.Transitive VerbTo set out things on (table) to prepare for a meal

Please lay the table for dinner

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You gon' make me hit you with that lay down, baby
You gon' make me hit you with that lay down, baby

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05:16

so that way when we go and we lay the glue down,
so that way when we go and we lay the glue down,
And just to make sure I get a nice straight hairline, I'm going to lay that down as a guide,
And just to make sure I get a nice straight hairline, I'm going to lay that down as a guide,

10:17

It's a variation off of an old school wrap called a fracture wrap, that using gauze and pins to really create tension and lay the hair as flat as possible on the head.
It's a variation off of an old school wrap called a fracture wrap, that using gauze and pins to really create tension and lay the hair as flat as possible on the head.
to really create tension and lay the hair
to really create tension and lay the hair

07:31

They start to cut costs. And ultimately they lay off employees.
They start to cut costs. And ultimately they lay off employees.

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Looking at those stones, you may think that once they're deposited in the tracks, they just lay there forever, without ever being disturbed.
Looking at those stones, you may think that once they're deposited in the tracks, they just lay there forever, without ever being disturbed.

10:39

And so in that context, employers tend to be more hesitant to lay off workers.
And so in that context, employers tend to be more hesitant to lay off workers.
hesitant to lay off workers.
hesitant to lay off workers.

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That concept came to Wallace in a literal fever dream as he lay bedridden with malaria during part of his eight-year trip around the Malay Archipelago.
That concept came to Wallace in a literal fever dream as he lay bedridden with malaria during part of his eight-year trip around the Malay Archipelago.

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