24. lay to cause to subside: A light rain layed the dust.
25. lay Vulgar Slang. to have sexual intercourse with.
26. lay to bring (a stick, lash, etc.) down, as on a person, in inflicting punishment.
27. lay to form by twisting strands together, as a rope.
28. lay to move or turn (a sailing vessel) into a certain position or direction.
29. lay to aim a cannon in a specified direction at a specified elevation.
30. lay to put (dogs) on a scent.
31. (v.i.)lay to lay eggs.
32. lay to wager or bet.
33. lay to apply oneself vigorously.
34. lay to deal or aim blows vigorously (usu. fol. by on, at, about, etc.).
35. lay Nonstandard.
36. lay South Midland U.S. to plan or scheme (often fol. by out).
37. lay Naut. to take up a specified position, direction, etc.: to lay close to the wind.
38. lay lay aboard, (formerly, of a fighting ship) to come alongside (another fighting ship) in order to board.
39. lay lay aside,
40. lay to abandon; reject.
41. lay to save for use at a later time; store.
42. lay lay away,
43. lay to reserve for later use; save.
44. lay to hold merchandise pending final payment or request for delivery: to lay away a winter coat.
45. lay to bury (someone).
46. lay Slang. to relax.
47. lay lay by,
48. lay to put away for future use; store; save: She had managed to lay by money for college.
49. lay lay down,
50. lay to give up; hand over; yield.
51. lay to assert firmly; state authoritatively.
52. lay to stock; store: to lay down wine.
53. lay lay for, to wait for in hiding in order to ambush.
54. lay lay in, to store away for future use.
55. lay lay into, to attack physically or verbally.
56. lay lay off,
57. lay to dismiss (an employee), esp. temporarily because of slack business.
58. lay Informal. to cease or quit.
59. lay Slang. to stop annoying or teasing.
60. lay Informal. to stop work.
61. lay to stop or stop using: to lay off drinking.
62. lay to mark off; measure; plot.
63. lay to transfer (part of a wager) to other bookmakers, for protection against losses.
64. lay to transfer (blame or responsibility) to another.
65. lay lay on,
66. lay to cover with; apply: to lay on a coat of wax.
67. lay to strike blows; attack violently.
68. lay lay open,
69. lay to cut open.
70. lay to expose; reveal.
71. lay to expose or make vulnerable, as to blame, suspicion, or criticism.
72. lay lay out,
73. lay to extend at length.
74. lay to spread out in order; arrange; prepare.
75. lay to plan; plot; design.
76. lay to ready (a corpse) for burial.
77. lay Informal. to spend or contribute (money).
78. lay Slang. to knock (someone) down or unconscious.
79. lay Slang. to scold vehemently; reprimand.
80. lay to make a layout of.
81. lay lay over,
82. lay to postpone.
83. lay to make a stopover.
84. lay lay to,
85. lay to check the motion of (a ship).
86. lay to put (a ship) in a dock or other place of safety.
87. lay to attack vigorously.
88. lay to put forth effort; apply oneself.
89. lay lay up,
90. lay to put away for future use; store up.
91. lay to cause to be confined to bed or kept indoors; disable.
92. lay to construct (a masonry structure).
93. lay to apply (alternate layers of a material and a binder) to form a bonded material.
94. (n.)lay the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies: the lay of the south pasture.
95. lay Vulgar Slang.
96. lay a partner in sexual intercourse.
97. lay an instance of sexual intercourse.
98. lay the quality of a fiber rope characterized by the degree of twist, the angles formed by the strands, and the fibers in the strands.
99. lay a share of the profits or the catch of a whaling or fishing voyage, distributed to officers and crew.
100. lay Vulgar Slang. to have sexual intercourse with someone.
101. (v.)lay pt. of
102. (adj.)lay belonging to, involving, or performed by the laity, as distinguished from the clergy: a lay sermon.
103. lay not belonging to, connected with, or proceeding from a profession, esp. the law or medicine: a lay opinion on a legal case.
104. (n.)lay a short narrative or other poem.
105. lay a song.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME lai < OF, perh. < Celtic; cf. OIr láed, laíd poem, lay)
Definition of 'Lay'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)ballad, lay a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
2. (adj)ballad, lay a narrative poem of popular origin
3. (adj)laic, lay, secular characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"
4. (verb)lay not of or from a profession "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
5. (verb)put, set, place, pose, position, lay 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"
6. (verb)lay, put down, repose put in a horizontal position "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
7. (verb)lay prepare or position for action or operation "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
8. (verb)lay lay eggs "This hen doesn't lay"
9. (verb)lay impose as a duty, burden, or punishment "lay a responsibility on someone"
11. (noun)Lay 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
12. Lay of Lie, to recline
13. Lay of Lie
14. (verb)Lay 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
15. (verb)Lay 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
16. (verb)Lay to prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan
17. (verb)Lay to spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint
18. (verb)Lay to cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit
19. (verb)Lay to cause to lie dead or dying
20. (verb)Lay to deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk
21. (verb)Lay to bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs
22. (verb)Lay to apply; to put
23. (verb)Lay to impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land
24. (verb)Lay to impute; to charge; to allege
25. (verb)Lay to impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one
26. (verb)Lay to present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one
27. (verb)Lay to state; to allege; as, to lay the venue
28. (verb)Lay to point; to aim; as, to lay a gun
29. (verb)Lay 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
30. (verb)Lay to place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone
31. (verb)Lay to place (new type) properly in the cases
1. Lay 1. Direct or adjust the aim of a weapon. 2. Setting of a weapon for a given range, a given direction, or both. 3. To drop one or moreaerial bombs or aerial mines onto the surface from an aircraft. 4. To spread a smoke screen on the ground from an aircraft. 5. To calculate or project a course. 6. To lay on: a. to execute a bomber strike; b. to set up a mission.
Sense: to place, set or put (down), often carefully She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.
Definitions of Lay 
Afrikaans: uitlê, neerlê
Arabic: يَضَع
Bulgarian: поставям
Brazilian: colocar
Czech: vložit; položit; předloži
German: legen
Danish: lægge; anbringe; præsente
Greek: τοποθετώ, βάζω, στήνω (συ
Spanish: poner, colocar
Estonian: panema, asetama
Farsi: قرار دادن
Finnish: asettaa
French: poser
Hebrew: לְהַנִיחַ
Hindi: रखना
Croatian: položiti
Hungarian: helyez, (le)tesz
Indonesian: meletakkan
Icelandic: leggja (frá sér/niður/fyr
Italian: posare
Japanese: 置く
Korean: …을 두다, 놓다
Lithuanian: padėti
Latvian: []likt
Malay: meletakkan
Dutch: leggen
Norwegian: legge (ned)
Polish: położyć, przedłożyć
Persian: ،جا گرفتن قرار دادن
Pashto: كيناستل،كيښودل
Portuguese: pousar
Romanian: a pune, a depune
Russian: класть
Slovak: položiť; predložiť
Slovenian: položiti, odložiti, predl
Serbian: složiti
Swedish: lägga
Thai: วาง
Turkish: koymak, bırakmak
Taiwanese: 小心輕放
Ukrainian: класти, покласти
Urdu: با احتیاط رکھنا
Vietnamese: đặt; để
Chinese: 小心地放
