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Synonyms for lay to
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ley |
Phonetic Transcription : leɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for lay to Other synonyms for the word lay to
- blow the whistle on
- censure
- climb all over
- denunciate
- disapprove
- express disapprobation
- find fault with
- finger
- frame
- hold responsible
- impute
- jump all over
- jump down one's throat
- knock
- lay a bad trip on
- lay at one's door
- lay to
- let one have it
- lower the boom
- pass the buck
- point the finger
- rap
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reproach
- reprove
- roast
- saddle
- skin
- stick it to
- tax
- upbraid
Définition of lay to
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 blame : verb accuse; place responsibility
Antonyms for lay to
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