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lay - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
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repose |
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position,
lay,
pose,
put,
place,
set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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build on,
build upon,
repose on,
rest on be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?"
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position,
lay,
pose,
put,
place,
set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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superimpose,
lay over,
superpose place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?"
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cache,
hive up,
lay away,
squirrel away,
stash,
hoard save up as for future use
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lay aside,
save up,
save make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
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rail complain bitterly
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lay put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
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entomb,
inhume,
inter,
lay to rest,
bury place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
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rebury bury again; "After the king's body had been exhumed and tested to traces of poison, it was reburied in the same spot"
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lay - lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay" |
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lay,
repose,
put down put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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spawn lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"
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lay - prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" |
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machinate,
devise,
organise,
organize,
get up,
prepare give by will, especially real property
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lay - impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone" |
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levy,
impose impose and collect; "levy a fine"
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adjektiv |
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lay - not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease" |
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nonprofessional not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain; "the nonprofessional wives of his male colleagues"; "nonprofessional actors"
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