Lolled vs. Lay

Lolledverb

simple past tense and past participle of loll.

Layverb

(transitive) To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.

‘to lay a book on the table;’; ‘to lay a body in the grave’; ‘A shower of rain lays the dust.’;

Lolledverb

simple past tense and past participle of lol.

Layverb

To cause to subside or abate.

Layverb

(transitive) To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).

Layverb

(transitive) To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.

‘lay brick;’; ‘lay flooring’;

Layverb

(transitive) To produce and deposit an egg.

Layverb

(transitive) To bet (that something is or is not the case).

‘I'll lay that he doesn't turn up on Monday.’;

Layverb

(transitive) To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.

Layverb

To have sex with.

Layverb

(nautical) To take a position; to come or go.

‘to lay forward;’; ‘to lay aloft’;

Layverb

(legal) To state; to allege.

‘to lay the venue’;

Layverb

(military) To point; to aim.

‘to lay a gun’;

Layverb

(ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.

‘to lay a cable or rope’;

Layverb

(printing) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.

Layverb

(printing) To place (new type) properly in the cases.

Layverb

To apply; to put.

Layverb

To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).

‘to lay a tax on land’;

Layverb

To impute; to charge; to allege.

Layverb

To present or offer.

‘to lay an indictment in a particular county;’; ‘to lay a scheme before one’;

Layverb

when pertaining to position.

‘The baby lay in its crib and slept silently.’;

Layverb

(proscribed) To be in a horizontal position; to lie (from confusion with lie).

Layverb

To don or put on (tefillin phylacteries]]).

Laynoun

Arrangement or relationship; layout.

‘the lay of the land’;

Laynoun

A share of the profits in a business.

Laynoun

A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.

Laynoun

The direction a rope is twisted.

‘Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way.’;

Laynoun

(colloquial) A casual sexual partner.

‘What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?’;

Laynoun

(colloquial) An act of sexual intercourse.

Laynoun

A plan; a scheme.

Laynoun

the laying of eggs.

‘The hens are off the lay at present.’;

Laynoun

(obsolete) A layer.

Laynoun

A lake.

Laynoun

A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.

Laynoun

(obsolete) A meadow; a lea.

Layadjective

Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.

Layadjective

Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.

‘They seemed more lay than clerical.’; ‘a lay preacher; a lay brother’;

Layadjective

(obsolete) Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.

Lay

of Lie, to recline.

Layadjective

Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.

Layadjective

Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.

Layadjective

Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.

Layadjective

A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.

Layadjective

A melody; any musical utterance.

‘The throstle cock made eke his lay.’;

Laynoun

The laity; the common people.

‘The learned have no more privilege than the lay.’;

Laynoun

A meadow. See Lea.

Laynoun

Faith; creed; religious profession.

‘Of the sect to which that he was bornHe kept his lay, to which that he was sworn.’;

Laynoun

A law.

Laynoun

An obligation; a vow.

‘They bound themselves by a sacred lay and oath.’;

Laynoun

That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood.

‘A viol should have a lay of wire strings below.’;

Laynoun

A wager.

Laynoun

A job, price, or profit.

Laynoun

A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a).

Laynoun

A plan; a scheme.

Layverb

To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust.

‘A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den.’; ‘Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid.’;

Layverb

To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.

Layverb

To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.

Layverb

To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.

Layverb

To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.

‘After a tempest when the winds are laid.’;

Layverb

To cause to lie dead or dying.

‘Brave Cæneus laid Ortygius on the plain,The victor Cæneus was by Turnus slain.’;

Layverb

To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.

‘I dare lay mine honorHe will remain so.’;

Layverb

To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.

Layverb

To apply; to put.

‘She layeth her hands to the spindle.’;

Layverb

To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.

‘The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.’;

Layverb

To impute; to charge; to allege.

‘God layeth not folly to them.’; ‘Lay the fault on us.’;

Layverb

To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.

Layverb

To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.

Layverb

To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.

Layverb

To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.

Layverb

To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope.

Layverb

To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.

‘And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain.’; ‘Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by.’; ‘No selfish man will be concerned to lay out himself for the good of his country.’;

Layverb

To produce and deposit eggs.

Layverb

To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.

Layverb

To lay a wager; to bet.

Laynoun

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

Laynoun

a narrative poem of popular origin

Layverb

put into a certain place or abstract location;

‘Put your things here’; ‘Set the tray down’; ‘Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children’; ‘Place emphasis on a certain point’;

Layverb

put in a horizontal position;

‘lay the books on the table’; ‘lay the patient carefully onto the bed’;

Layverb

prepare or position for action or operation;

‘lay a fire’; ‘lay the foundation for a new health care plan’;

Layverb

lay eggs;

‘This hen doesn't lay’;

Layverb

impose as a duty, burden, or punishment;

‘lay a responsibility on someone’;

Layadjective

concerning those not members of the clergy;

‘set his collar in laic rather than clerical position’; ‘the lay ministry’; ‘the choir sings both sacred and secular music’;

Layadjective

not of or from a profession;

‘a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease’;

Layverb

put (something) down gently or carefully

‘she laid the baby in his cot’;

Layverb

prevent (something) from rising off the ground

‘there may have been the odd light shower just to lay the dust’;

Layverb

put down and set in position for use

‘it is advisable to have your carpet laid by a professional’;

Layverb

set cutlery, crockery, etc. on (a table) in preparation for a meal

‘she laid the table for dinner’;

Layverb

cover (a surface) with objects or a substance

‘the floor was laid with mattresses’;

Layverb

put the material for (a fire) in place and arrange it

‘he was making newspaper knots before laying a fire in the fireplace’;

Layverb

prepare (a trap) for someone

‘she wouldn't put it past him to lay a trap for her’;

Layverb

work out (an idea or suggestion) in detail ready for use or presentation

‘I'd like more time to lay my plans’;

Layverb

present information or suggestions to be considered and acted upon by (someone)

‘he laid before Parliament proposals for the establishment of the committee’;

Layverb

locate (an episode in a play, novel, etc.) in a particular place

‘no one who knew the area could be in doubt where the scene was laid’;

Layverb

stake (an amount of money) in a bet

‘she suspected he was pulling her leg, but she wouldn't have laid money on it’;

Layverb

used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used, e.g. ‘lay the blame on’ means ‘to blame’

‘she laid great stress on little courtesies’;

Layverb

(of a female bird, insect, reptile, or amphibian) produce (an egg) from inside the body

‘the hens were laying at the same rate as usual’; ‘flamingos lay only one egg’;

Layverb

have sex with.

Layverb

follow (a specified course)

‘I'm going to lay a course for Ibiza harbour’;

Layverb

trim (a hedge) back, cutting the branches half through, bending them down, and interweaving them

‘most hedges are no longer laid’;

Laynoun

the general appearance of an area of land

‘the lay of the surrounding countryside’;

Laynoun

the position or direction in which something lies

‘roll the carpet against the lay of the nap’;

Laynoun

the direction or amount of twist in rope strands.

Laynoun

an act of sexual intercourse.

Laynoun

a person with a particular ability or availability as a sexual partner.

Laynoun

the laying of eggs or the period during which they are laid

‘the onset of lay may be marked by a dropping of the duck's abdomen’;

Laynoun

a short lyric or narrative poem meant to be sung

‘a minstrel recited a series of lays’;

Laynoun

a song

‘on his lips there died the cheery lay’;

Layadjective

not ordained into or belonging to the clergy

‘a lay preacher’;

Layadjective

not having professional qualifications or expert knowledge, especially in law or medicine

‘a lay member of the Health Authority’;