Antonyms for lay over

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ley

Phonetic Transcription : leɪ

Definition of lay over

Origin : "manner of lying," 1690s, from lie (v.2). Sense in golf is from 1857.

As in postpone : verb put off till later time
As in put off : verb defer, delay
As in suspend : verb delay, hold off
As in defer : verb hold off, put off
As in delay : verb cause stop in action

Example sentences :

Joan lay over there white and still, a pitiful crumpled heap.
Extract from : « Wanderer of Infinity » by Harl Vincent

Then it turned to an ashy tint; it lay over the church-yard.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

A trail of purple, like a smear of blood on a blue shield, lay over the sea.
Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

Her bows were more raised, and she lay over further by the depth of a plank.
Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell

I checked her from stem to gudgeon and you lay over her like a circus tent.
Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith

But as he looked on the hoard Sigurd felt some shadow of the evil that lay over it all.
Extract from : « The Children of Odin » by Padraic Colum

Outside, the freshness of a Suabian morning lay over valley and mountain.
Extract from : « A Woman's Will » by Anne Warner

He tapped with his gnarled fingers on the blanket that lay over his knees.
Extract from : « Long Live the King » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Not so much as a chaw of bacon, or a blanket to lay over you nights.
Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner

That means we'll have to lay over long enough in Havaner to earn the money.
Extract from : « Mitch Miller » by Edgar Lee Masters

Synonyms for lay over

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