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Synonyms for lay on
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ley |
Phonetic Transcription : leɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for lay on Other synonyms for the word lay on
- abase
- abuse
- accord
- act
- affix
- allot
- amplify
- anoint
- ante up
- apple-polish
- arrange
- back
- banter
- be at beck and call
- be intemperate
- be obsequious
- be servile
- bear down
- belabor
- bend an ear
- bestow
- bill
- bite off too much
- blame
- blandish
- book
- bootlick
- bow
- breathe
- brownnose
- buddy up
- budge
- budget
- bulldoze
- burlesque
- butt
- butter up
- buzz
- cajole
- calculate
- call
- call down
- call to task
- call up
- cater to
- cave in to
- cavil
- censure
- charge
- charm
- chip in
- coax
- come through with
- come up with
- compile
- con
- condemn
- confer
- confess
- contribute
- cotton
- court
- cover
- cower
- crack to
- crawl
- creep
- cringe
- criticize
- crouch
- crowd
- crush against
- curry favor
- debase
- defame
- defer
- demand
- depress
- design
- devote
- dig
- disclose
- discredit
- disparage
- do one's part
- do to death
- dole out
- donate
- draft
- draw
- drive
- drive oneself
- edit
- elbow
- empower
- enable
- enact
- endue
- engage
- enhance
- enrich
- enter
- entice
- entrust
- establish
- estimate
- exact
- exaggerate
- execute
- exert
- extort
- fall all over
- fall on one's knees
- farcialize
- fasten
- fatigue
- favor
- feed
- feed the kitty
- figure
- finagle
- finance
- flatter
- force
- formulate
- found
- fund
- furnish
- gather
- get in the act
- get it up
- get on line
- gift
- gift with
- give
- give away
- give color to
- give comeuppance
- give the devil
- go overboard
- go too far
- gore
- grant
- gratify
- grovel
- ham it up
- hand out
- heighten
- high pressure
- hint
- honey up
- hustle
- hype
- impart
- impel
- insinuate
- intimate
- inveigle
- invest
- invite
- itemize
- jam
- jawbone
- join
- jolly
- jostle
- kick in
- kiss one's feet
- kiss-up
- kneel
- kowtow
- launch
- lay it on
- lay on
- lay out
- lay the gaff
- leave
- lesson
- let in on
- lick boots
- lie on
- line up
- list
- magnify
- make a production of
- make federal case
- make one's way
- make over
- make up to
- map out
- massage
- melodramatize
- move
- muscle
- not know when to stop
- nudge
- offer
- oil
- organize
- overburden
- overdo
- overestimate
- overindulge
- overload
- overplay
- overrate
- overreach
- overstate
- overtax
- overtire
- overuse
- overvalue
- overwork
- paint
- pander
- pass the hat
- pay court
- pencil in
- perform
- persuade
- pile on
- place
- play on heartstrings
- play the game
- play to gallery
- play up
- play up to
- playact
- please
- poke
- politic
- poll
- pour it on
- prearrange
- present
- pressure
- prioritize
- process
- produce
- proffer
- promote
- propel
- provide
- puff
- put at disposal
- put forth
- put on
- put the arm on
- railroad
- raise
- rake
- ram
- ream
- rebuke
- register
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reprove
- rest on
- reveal
- rub
- run into the ground
- run riot
- satisfy
- schedule
- scold
- scrape
- scratch one's back
- seduce
- set
- set up
- settle on
- shift
- shoulder
- shove
- show
- sit on
- slate
- slaver
- smear
- snow
- soap
- soft-soap
- soften up
- spill to
- splash
- sponsor
- spread
- spread it on
- squash
- squeeze
- squish
- stage
- steamroll
- stir
- stoop
- strain
- strain oneself
- stretch
- stroke
- strong-arm
- submit
- subscribe
- subsidize
- suck up to
- suggest
- summon
- supply
- support
- sweet-talk
- sweeten the kitty
- sweeten the pot
- sweeten up
- take to task
- talk big
- tax
- tell
- toady
- touch
- tragedize
- trim
- truckle
- unload on
- upbraid
- vest in
- vouchsafe
- wear down
- wear oneself out
- whisper
- will
- woo
- work on
- work out
- worm
- wrest
- wring
- yield
Définition 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
Antonyms for lay on
- abandon
- anger
- annoy
- approve
- calm
- cancel
- commend
- compliment
- compress
- conceal
- condemn
- decrease
- delay
- deny
- deprive
- destroy
- detach
- disagree
- disallow
- disappoint
- disapprove
- discourage
- disenchant
- disgust
- dishonor
- disorder
- disorganize
- disperse
- displace
- dissatisfy
- dissuade
- disturb
- exalt
- exonerate
- fail
- fight
- flatter
- force
- forget
- frustrate
- give
- halt
- hide
- hinder
- hold
- honor
- hurt
- ignore
- keep
- laud
- laze
- leave alone
- lessen
- let go
- loosen
- neglect
- offend
- oppose
- play down
- praise
- prevent
- pull
- receive
- reduce
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- remove
- renege
- repel
- repress
- repulse
- rest
- retard
- sanction
- scatter
- secrete
- slow
- stop
- subdue
- suppress
- take
- take away
- taking
- turn off
- uncompress
- upset
- veto
- wait
- withhold
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