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61lay out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lay out a group of things, you spread them out and arrange them neatly, for example so that they can all be seen clearly. [V P n (not pron)] Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch table... [V n P] She took a deck… …
62lay by — Synonyms and related words: abandon, adjourn, aestivate, arrange for, assign, cede, conserve, continue, decree, defer, define, delay, drag out, extend, forearm, give up, hand over, hang fire, hang up, have nothing on, head to wind, hibernate,… …
63lay away — Synonyms and related words: bank, bundle away, cache, coffer, delay, deposit, entomb, file, hutch, inhume, inter, lay aside, lay by, lay down, lay in, lay in store, lay up, lodge, pack away, pigeonhole, plant, postpone, push aside, put aside, put …
64lay — lay1 /lay/, v., laid, laying, n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.… …
65lay aside — Synonyms and related words: abandon, adjourn, bolt, brush aside, brush off, carry away, carry off, cart away, cast, chuck, continue, cordon, cordon off, cull out, defer, delay, delocalize, dislodge, dismiss, displace, ditch, divide, drag out,… …
66table — n 1. plane, horizontal, level, flat; ledge, platform, shelf, sill, mantle, shoulder, Archit. corbel. 2. plateau, plain, flatland, flats. See tableland. 3. stand, counter, bar, buffet, sideboard; desk, writing table, secretary; bench, workbench,… …
67lay — I [[t]leɪ[/t]] v. laid, lay•ing, n. 1) to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk[/ex] 2) to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him… …
68lay — lay1 verb (past and past participle laid) 1》 put down, especially gently or carefully. 2》 put down and set in position for use. ↘Brit. set cutlery on (a table) in preparation for a meal. ↘put the material for (a fire) in place.… …
69lay — I verb 1) Curtis laid the newspaper on the table Syn: 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 …
70Lay — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …
