laid
adj.
positioned horizontally; fallen down; placed; displayed; thrown; located; set; caused; appeased
lay
v.
place in a horizontal position; set in place; produce and deposit (an egg or eggs); present, propose; prepare; spread out; put; set; deposit; locate; cause; appease; cause to subside or end; bet, wager
Laid
laid
Adjective
1. set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
(synonym) set
(similar) arranged, ordered
lay
Noun
1. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
(synonym) ballad
(hypernym) song
(hyponym) minstrelsy
2. a narrative poem of popular origin
(synonym) ballad
(hypernym) poem, verse form
(hyponym) Edda
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) put, set, place, pose, position
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
(see-also) range, array, lay out, set out
2. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
(synonym) put down, repose
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position
(hyponym) rail
(cause) lie
(see-also) superimpose, superpose, lay over
3. prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
(hypernym) organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
4. lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
(hypernym) put down, repose
(hyponym) spawn
(derivation) layer
5. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
(hypernym) levy, impose
Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) laic, secular
(similar) profane
2. not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
(similar) nonprofessional
laid
adj.
ugly, unsightly, ill-favored, uncomely
Laid
(imp. & p. p.)
of Lay.
(imp. & p. p.)
of Lay
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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