lay concrete

  • 1lay — [leɪ] verb laid PTandPP lay somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do: • The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. see also …

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  • 2lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ …

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  • 3concrete — concretely, adv. concreteness, n. concretive, adj. concretively, adv. /kon kreet, kong , kon kreet , kong / for 1 10, 11, 14, 15; /kon kreet , kong / for 12, 13, adj., n., v., concreted, concreting. adj. 1. constituting an actual thing or… …

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  • 4lay — 1 /leI/ verb the past tense of lie 1 2 verb past tense and past participle laid 1 PUT SB/STH DOWN (transitive always + adv/prep) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position: lay sth in/on/under etc: Laying my coat carefully on …

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  • 5concrete — /ˈkɒnkrit / (say konkreet), /ˈkɒŋ / (say kong ) adjective 1. constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete example. 2. relating to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions; particular as opposed to… …

  • 6concrete — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ solid ▪ bare ▪ a floor made of bare concrete ▪ fresh, wet ▪ precast …

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  • 7concrete — con•crete [[t]ˈkɒn krit, ˈkɒŋ , kɒnˈkrit, kɒŋ [/t]] adj. n. v. cret•ed, cret•ing 1) constituting an actual thing or instance; real; perceptible; substantial: concrete proof[/ex] 2) pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances… …

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  • 8lay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ neatly ▪ He laid the clothes neatly on his bed. ▪ aside, down ▪ …

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  • 9Types of concrete — There are many types of concrete, variations of installation, composition, finish and performance characteristics. A highway paved with concrete …

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  • 10Asphalt concrete — Asphalt concrete. As shown in this cross section, many older roadways are …

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