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Žodžio paaiškinimas anglų kalba:

• verb-transitive: To cause to lie down: lay a child in its crib.
• verb-transitive: To place in or bring to a particular position: lay the cloth over the painting.
• verb-transitive: To bury.
• verb-transitive: To cause to be in a particular condition: The remark laid him open to criticism.
• verb-transitive: To put or set down: lay new railroad track.
• verb-transitive: To produce and deposit: lay eggs.
• verb-transitive: To cause to subside; calm or allay: "chas'd the clouds ... and laid the winds” ( John Milton).
• verb-transitive: To put up to or against: lay an ear to the door.
• verb-transitive: To put forward as a reproach or an accusation: They laid the blame on us.
• verb-transitive: To put or set in order or readiness for use: lay the table for lunch.
• verb-transitive: To devise; contrive: lay plans.
• verb-transitive: To spread over a surface: lay paint on a canvas.
• verb-transitive: To place or give (importance): lay stress on clarity of expression.
• verb-transitive: To impose as a burden or punishment: lay a penalty upon the offender.
• verb-transitive: To present for examination: lay a case before a committee.
• verb-transitive: To put forward as a demand or an assertion: laid claim to the estate.
• verb-transitive: Games To place (a bet); wager.
• verb-transitive: To aim (a gun or cannon).
• verb-transitive: To place together (strands) to be twisted into rope.
• verb-transitive: To make in this manner: lay up cable.
• verb-transitive: Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.
• verb-intransitive: To produce and deposit eggs.
• verb-intransitive: To bet; wager.
• verb-intransitive: Nonstandard To lie.
• verb-intransitive: To engage energetically in an action.
• verb-intransitive: Nautical To put oneself into the position indicated.
• noun: The direction the strands of a rope or cable are twisted in: a left lay.
• noun: The amount of such twist.
• noun: The state of one that lays eggs: a hen coming into lay.
• noun: Vulgar Slang Sexual intercourse.
• noun: Vulgar Slang A partner in sexual intercourse.
• phrasal-verb: lay about To strike blows on all sides.
• phrasal-verb: lay aside To give up; abandon: lay aside all hope of rescue.
• phrasal-verb: lay aside To save for the future.
• phrasal-verb: lay away To reserve for the future; save.
• phrasal-verb: lay away To put aside and hold for future delivery.
• phrasal-verb: lay by To save for future use.
• phrasal-verb: lay by Nautical To remain stationary while heading into the wind.
• phrasal-verb: lay down To give up and surrender: laid down their arms.
• phrasal-verb: lay down To specify: laid down the rules.
• phrasal-verb: lay down To store for the future.
• phrasal-verb: lay down Nonstandard To lie down.
• phrasal-verb: lay for Informal To be waiting to attack: Muggers lay for the unsuspecting pedestrian in the dark alley.
• phrasal-verb: lay in To store for future use: lay in supplies for an Arctic winter.
• phrasal-verb: lay into Slang To scold sharply.
• phrasal-verb: lay into Slang To attack physically; beat up.
• phrasal-verb: lay off To terminate the employment of (a worker), especially temporarily.
• phrasal-verb: lay off To mark off: lay off an area for a garden.
• phrasal-verb: lay off Slang To stop doing something; quit.
• phrasal-verb: lay off Games To place all or a part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie in order to reduce the risk.
• phrasal-verb: lay on To apply (something) by or as if by spreading onto a flat surface: laid on a thick Southern accent.
• phrasal-verb: lay on To prepare, usually in an elaborate fashion; arrange: laid on cocktails for 50 at the last minute.
• phrasal-verb: lay on Slang To present or reveal to; confront with: "went around talking to people about anything until he could lay his standard question on them” ( John Vinocur).
• phrasal-verb: lay out To make a detailed plan for.
• phrasal-verb: lay out To clothe and prepare (a corpse) for burial.
• phrasal-verb: lay out To rebuke harshly: She laid me out for breaking the vase.
• phrasal-verb: lay out To knock to the ground or unconscious.
• phrasal-verb: lay out To expend; spend: lay out a fortune on jewelry.
• phrasal-verb: lay out To display: lay out merchandise; lay the merchandise out.
• phrasal-verb: lay over To make a stopover in the course of a journey.
• phrasal-verb: lay to Nautical To bring (a ship) to a stop in open water.
• phrasal-verb: lay to Nautical To remain stationary while heading into the wind.
• phrasal-verb: lay up To stock for future use: lay up supplies for a long journey.
• phrasal-verb: lay up Informal To confine with an illness or injury: was laid up for a month.
• phrasal-verb: lay up Nautical To put (a ship) in dock, as for repairs.
• phrasal-verb: lay up Sports To hit a golf shot less far than one is able so as to avoid a hazard.
• idiom: lay down the law To assert positively and often arrogantly.
• idiom: lay it on thick Informal To exaggerate; overstate.
• idiom: lay it on thick Informal To flatter effusively.
• idiom: lay of the land The nature, arrangement, or disposition of something.
• idiom: lay rubber Slang To accelerate a motor vehicle suddenly from a halt to a high speed, thereby spinning the wheels and depositing on the road a thin film of burned rubber from the rear tire or tires.
• idiom: lay waste To ravage: Rebel troops laid waste the town.
• adjective: Of, relating to, or involving the laity: a lay preacher.
• adjective: Not of or belonging to a particular profession; nonprofessional: a lay opinion as to the seriousness of the disease.
• noun: A narrative poem, such as one sung by medieval minstrels; a ballad.
• noun: A song; a tune.
• verb: Past tense of lie¹.

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