Syn.
— See Put, v. t., and the Note under 4th Lie.
LAY
Lay, v. i.
1. To produce and deposit eggs.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.
3. To lay a wager; to bet. To lay about, or To lay about one, to
strike vigorously in all directions. J. H. Newman.
— To lay at, to strike or strike at. Spenser.
— To lay for, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait for.
[Colloq.] Bp Hall.
— To lay in for, to make overtures for; to engage or secure the
possession of. [Obs.] "I have laid in for these." Dryden.
— To lay on, to strike; to beat; to attack. Shak.
— To lay out, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a
journey.
LAY
Lay, n.
1. 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. Addison. A viol should have a lay of wire strings below. Bacon.
Note: The lay of a rope is right-handed or left-handed according to the hemp or strands are laid up. See Lay, v. t., 16. The lay of land is its topographical situation, esp. its slope and its surface features.
2. A wager. "My fortunes against any lay worth naming."