Lay vs. Laid
Layverb
(transitive) To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
Layverb
To cause to subside or abate.
Layverb
(transitive) To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
Layverb
(transitive) To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
Layverb
(transitive) To produce and deposit an egg.
Layverb
(transitive) To bet (that something is or is not the case).
Layverb
(transitive) To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
Layverb
To have sex with.
Layverb
(nautical) To take a position; to come or go.
Layverb
(legal) To state; to allege.
Layverb
(military) To point; to aim.
Layverb
(ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
Layverb
(printing) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
Layverb
(printing) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
Layverb
To apply; to put.
Layverb
To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
Layverb
To impute; to charge; to allege.
Layverb
To present or offer.
Layverb
when pertaining to position.
Layverb
(proscribed) To be in a horizontal position; to lie (from confusion with lie).
Layverb
To don or put on (tefillin phylacteries]]).
Laynoun
Arrangement or relationship; layout.
Laynoun
A share of the profits in a business.
Laynoun
A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
Laynoun
The direction a rope is twisted.
Laynoun
(colloquial) A casual sexual partner.
Laynoun
(colloquial) An act of sexual intercourse.
Laynoun
A plan; a scheme.
Laynoun
the laying of eggs.
Laynoun
(obsolete) A layer.
Laynoun
A lake.
Laynoun
A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
Laynoun
(obsolete) A meadow; a lea.
Layadjective
Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.
Layadjective
Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
Layadjective
(obsolete) Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
Lay
of Lie, to recline.
Layadjective
Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
Layadjective
Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
Layadjective
Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.
Layadjective
A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
Layadjective
A melody; any musical utterance.
Laynoun
The laity; the common people.
Laynoun
A meadow. See Lea.
Laynoun
Faith; creed; religious profession.
Laynoun
A law.
Laynoun
An obligation; a vow.
Laynoun
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.
Laynoun
A wager.
Laynoun
A job, price, or profit.
Laynoun
A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a).
Laynoun
A plan; a scheme.
Layverb
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.
Layverb
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.
Layverb
To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
Layverb
To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
Layverb
To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.
Layverb
To cause to lie dead or dying.
Layverb
To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
Layverb
To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
Layverb
To apply; to put.
Layverb
To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
Layverb
To impute; to charge; to allege.
Layverb
To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.
Layverb
To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
Layverb
To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
Layverb
To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
Layverb
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.
Layverb
To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
Layverb
To produce and deposit eggs.
Layverb
To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.
Layverb
To lay a wager; to bet.
Laynoun
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
Laynoun
a narrative poem of popular origin
Layverb
put into a certain place or abstract location;
Layverb
put in a horizontal position;
Layverb
prepare or position for action or operation;
Layverb
lay eggs;
Layverb
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment;
Layadjective
concerning those not members of the clergy;
Layadjective
not of or from a profession;
Layverb
put (something) down gently or carefully
Layverb
prevent (something) from rising off the ground
Layverb
put down and set in position for use
Layverb
set cutlery, crockery, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal
Layverb
cover (a surface) with objects or a substance
Layverb
put the material for (a fire) in place and arrange it
Layverb
prepare (a trap) for someone
Layverb
work out (an idea or suggestion) in detail ready for use or presentation
Layverb
present information or suggestions to be considered and acted upon by (someone)
Layverb
locate (an episode in a play, novel, etc.) in a particular place
Layverb
stake (an amount of money) in a bet
Layverb
used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. ‘lay the blame on’ means ‘to blame’
Layverb
(of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian) produce (an egg) from inside the body
Layverb
have sex with.
Layverb
follow (a specified course)
Layverb
trim (a hedge) back, cutting the branches half through, bending them down, and interweaving them
Laynoun
the general appearance of an area of land
Laynoun
the position or direction in which something lies
Laynoun
the direction or amount of twist in rope strands.
Laynoun
an act of sexual intercourse.
Laynoun
a person with a particular ability or availability as a sexual partner.
Laynoun
the laying of eggs or the period during which they are laid
Laynoun
a short lyric or narrative poem meant to be sung
Laynoun
a song
Layadjective
not ordained into or belonging to the clergy
Layadjective
not having professional qualifications or expert knowledge, especially in law or medicine
Laidverb
simple past tense and past participle of lay
Laidadjective
(of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
Laid
of Lay.
Laidadjective
set down according to a plan:
