Definitions for laying
lay·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. laying, egg laying(noun)

   the production of eggs (especially in birds)

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Laying

   of Lay

2. Laying(noun)

   the act of one who, or that which, lays

3. Laying(noun)

   the act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch

4. Laying(noun)

   the first coat on laths of plasterer's two-coat work

Freebase(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Laying

   Laying is the skill of making equipment level. It usually involves moving equipment in small motions so that spirit levels are centralised in all planes. Movement is usually done by small worm gears or other fine setting devices for accurate small movements, together with other more coarse gears to allow large swings in motion for quick movement between different settings. Equipment that requires laying before it is can be used accurately includes: ⁕theodolites ⁕guns and howitzers in the indirect fire mode

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'laying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4287

Anagrams for laying »

1. gainly

How to pronounce laying?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of laying in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of laying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of laying in a Sentence

1. Paul McGloin:

   It was just laying down just right like that, boom, i pass here five, six times a day because I live two blocks from here and when I looked I couldn't believe it, to see that it was tipped over.

2. Joe Biden:

   Senator Sanders and his supporters can take pride in their work in laying the groundwork for these ideas, and Im proud to adopt them as part of my campaign at this critical moment in responding to the coronavirus crisis.

3. Vladimir Putin:

   I'm not laying any claim to be this kind of a strongman that I'm being portrayed.

4. Bella Thorne:

   I was just very sad. I remember I was laying in bed and the first thing I tweeted was — someone said this stupid f --- ing comment that said, ‘ Was it Disney or were Bella Thorne just molested ?'.

5. Mehmet Oz:

   While he was laying on the ground he started to shake and he went from being clammy to he had a temperature of 103 by the time he got to the ER.

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