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111to get the lay of the land — Lay Lay, n. 1. 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. Addison. [1913 Webster] A viol should have a lay of wire strings below. Bacon.… …
112Lay brother — In the most common usage, lay brothers are those members of Catholic religious orders, particularly of monastic orders, occupied primarily with manual labour and with the secular affairs of a monastery or friary, in contrast to the choir monks of …
113lay up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To save] Syn. conserve, preserve, hoard; see save 3 , store 2 . 2. [*To disable] Syn. injure, harm, beat up; see hurt 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To reserve for the future: keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay… …
114lay out — verb 1. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line (Freq. 7) lay out the clothes lay out the arguments • Syn: ↑range, ↑array, ↑set out • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
115lay away — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To save] Syn. lay aside, keep, collect; see save 3 , store 2 . 2. [To bury] Syn. entomb, inter, inhume; see bury 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To reserve for the future: keep, lay aside, lay by, lay in, lay up, put… …
116lay in — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. collect, gather, amass; see accumulate 1 , store 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To reserve for the future: keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay up, put by, salt away, save (up), set by. See KEEP, SAVE. 2. To… …
117see — Synonyms and related words: NB, animadvert, ante, ante up, appear, appraise, appreciate, apprehend, archbishopric, archdiocese, ascertain, assister, assure, attend, back, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be at, be aware of, be cognizant of, be …
118lay into — verb hit violently, as in an attack • Syn: ↑lam into, ↑tear into, ↑lace into, ↑pitch into • Hypernyms: ↑hit • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
119lay aside — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To set aside] Syn. put aside, put to one side, dismiss, abandon, reject, drop, put off; see also abandon . 2. [To save] Syn. lay away, collect, keep; see save 3 , store 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To reserve for the… …
120lay 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… …
