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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ley
Phonetic Transcription : leɪ



Definition of lay on

Origin :
  • Old English lecgan "to place on the ground (or other surface)," also "put down (often by striking)," from Proto-Germanic *lagjanan (cf. Old Saxon leggian, Old Norse leggja, Old Frisian ledza, Middle Dutch legghan, Dutch leggen, Old High German lecken, German legen, Gothic lagjan "to lay, put, place"), causative of lie (v.2). As a noun, from 1550s, "act of laying." Meaning "way in which something is laid" (e.g. lay of the land) first recorded 1819.
  • Meaning "have sex with" first recorded 1934, in U.S. slang, probably from sense of "deposit" (which was in Old English, as in lay an egg, lay a bet, etc.), perhaps reinforced by to lie with, a phrase frequently met in the Bible. The noun meaning "woman available for sexual intercourse" is attested from 1930, but there are suggestions of it in stage puns from as far back as 1767. To lay for (someone) "await a chance at revenge" is from late 15c.; lay low "stay inconspicuous" is from 1839. To lay (someone) low preserves the secondary Old English sense.
  • As in apply : verb put substance on another
  • As in levy : verb assess, impose
  • As in overdo : verb go to extremes; carry too far
  • As in pander : verb cater to, indulge
  • As in present : verb give, hand over
  • As in program : verb plan out; supply instructions
  • As in push : verb thrust, press with force
  • As in reproach : verb find fault with
  • As in toady : verb fawn
  • As in truckle : verb fawn
  • As in wheedle : verb talk into
  • As in confer : verb giving honor, award
  • As in confide : verb divulge information
  • As in donate : verb make a gift of
  • As in dramatize : verb make a performance of
  • As in endow : verb give large gift
  • As in fawn : verb ingratiate oneself to; serve

Synonyms for lay on

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