0 to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose:
1 past simple of lie
2 (of an animal or bird) to produce eggs from out of the body:
3 to have sex with someone:
4 to risk something, usually money, on the result of an event:
5 to express a claim, legal statement, etc. in a serious or official way:
She can't accept she made a mistake and now she's trying to lay the blame on (= accuse) her assistant.
Do you understand the seriousness of the charge (= legal accusation) that has been laid against you?
6 not trained in or not having a detailed knowledge of a particular subject:
From a lay viewpoint the questionnaire is virtually incomprehensible.
7 having a position in a religious organization that is not a full-time job and is not paid:
a lay preacher
8 used to describe how good someone is at sex, or how often they have sex:
9 to put something down, esp. into a flat or horizontal position:
10 to prepare something:
The initial negotiations laid the groundwork for more detailed talks later on.
11 (of an animal or bird) to produce eggs from out of its body
13 to put or express:
14 not trained in or not having a detailed knowledge of a particular subject:
To a lay audience, the mathematics would be difficult.
15 past simple of lie
16 to put something onto a surface or under the ground in a horizontal position:
17 to prepare for doing something or to make it possible for something to happen in the future:
lay the basis/foundation/groundwork for sth Perhaps more than anyone, he laid the groundwork for today's digital revolution.
19 to say that someone or something is responsible for something bad that happened:
20 to say that you own something or have a right to it:
21 to make something that does not work well or that fails:
They laid an egg by putting last decade's technology in that phone.
22 not expert in or not having a detailed knowledge of a particular subject:
He laid the wreath reverently in front of the memorial.
Modern office buildings have false floors, under which computer and phone wires can be laid.
He took out his gold watch and laid it ostentatiously on the table in front of him.
They are not specialist enough for scientists actively involved in the topics, and not general enough for lay people.
One set lay close to the surface within the oocyte and the other set was extruded into the perivitelline space within the second polar body.
Underlying all these seemingly inclusive efforts, however, lay scientific theories and impressions of newcomers as at least potentially toxic.
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