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.
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.
To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to
provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
To spread on a surface; as, to lay
plaster or paint.
To cause to be still; to calm; to allay;
to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.
To cause to lie dead or dying.
To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to
risk.
To bring forth and deposit; as, to
lay eggs.
To apply; to put.
To impose, as a burden, suffering, or
punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on
land.
To impute; to charge; to
allege.
To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to
lay commands on one.
To present or offer; as, to lay an
indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before
one.
To state; to allege; as, to
lay the venue.
To point; to aim; as, to
lay a gun.
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.
To
place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
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