Walkers vs. Lays — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Walkers and Lays
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Walkers
One that walks, especially a contestant in a footrace.
Lays
To cause to lie down
Lay a child in its crib.
Walkers
A frame device used to support someone, such as an infant learning to walk or a convalescent learning to walk again.
Lays
To place in or bring to a particular position
Lay the cloth over the painting.
Walkers
A shoe specially designed for walking comfortably.
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Lays
To bury.
Walkers
Plural of walker
Lays
To cause to be in a particular condition
The remark laid him open to criticism.
Lays
To put or set down
Lay new railroad track.
Lays
To produce and deposit
Lay eggs.
Lays
To cause to subside; calm or allay
"chas'd the clouds ... and laid the winds" (John Milton).
Lays
To put up to or against something
Lay an ear to the door.
Lays
To put forward as a reproach or an accusation
They laid the blame on us.
Lays
To put or set in order or readiness for use
Lay the table for lunch.
Lays
To devise; contrive
Lay plans.
Lays
To spread over a surface
Lay paint on a canvas.
Lays
To place or give (importance)
Lay stress on clarity of expression.
Lays
To impose as a burden or punishment
Lay a penalty upon the offender.
Lays
To present for examination
Lay a case before a committee.
Lays
To put forward as a demand or an assertion
Laid claim to the estate.
Lays
(Games) To place (a bet); wager.
Lays
To aim (a gun or cannon).
Lays
To place together (strands) to be twisted into rope.
Lays
To make in this manner
Lay up cable.
Lays
Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.
Lays
To produce and deposit eggs.
Lays
To bet; wager.
Lays
(Nonstandard) To lie.
Lays
(Nautical) To put oneself into the position indicated.
Lays
Past tense of lie1.
Lays
The direction the strands of a rope or cable are twisted in
A left lay.
Lays
The amount of such twist.
Lays
The state of one that lays eggs
A hen coming into lay.
Lays
Sexual intercourse.
Lays
A partner in sexual intercourse.
Lays
A narrative poem, such as one sung by medieval minstrels; a ballad.
Lays
A song; a tune.
Lays
Plural of lay
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