lay

n. way in which something is laid or lies (especially of a country); (Slang) sexual partner (vulgar); (Slang) sexual intercourse (vulgar)

n. poem which tells a story (especially one that can be sung); song

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

adj. not clerical; not a member of the ordained clergy; not professional, not a member of a certain profession; not having expertise; of or done by the laity

v. be in a horizontal position, recline; be placed in a horizontal position; rest; be located, be situated; be or remain in a particular position or condition; be, exist; extend; be acceptable (Law)

Lay may refer to:Lay person, any person who is not a member of the clergy or of any monastic order or, within such an order, a monastic who is not a priestAlternate rendering of lai, a 13th- or 14th-century northern European songKenneth Lay, late American businessman and former CEO of Enron CorporationBenjamin Lay (1681-1760), English Quaker and AbolitionistLay's, a potato chip brand name and companyLay, Loire, a French commune in the Loire department
See more at Wikipedia.org...

(v. t.)
A plan; a scheme.
  

(v. t.)
A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st Lea (a).
  

(v. t.)
A job, price, or profit.
  

(v. t.)
A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay.
  

(v. i.)
To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.
  

(v. i.)
To produce and deposit eggs.
  

(v. i.)
To lay a wager; to bet.
  

(n.)
The laity; the common people.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Faith; creed; religious profession.
  

(n.)
An obligation; a vow.
  

(n.)
A meadow. See Lea.
  

(n.)
A law.
  

(imp.)
of Lie, to recline.
  

(imp.)
of Lie
  

(a.)
Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
  

(a.)
Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
  

(a.)
Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.
  

(a.)
A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
  

(a.)
A melody; any musical utterance.
  

(v. t.)
To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
  

(v. t.)
To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
  

(v. t.)
To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
  

(v. t.)
To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
  

(v. t.)
To place (new type) properly in the cases.
  

(v. t.)
To impute; to charge; to allege.
  

(v. t.)
To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.
  

(v. t.)
To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
  

(v. t.)
To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to lie dead or dying.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.
  

(v. t.)
To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
  

(v. t.)
To apply; to put.
  

(v. t.)
The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 3.
  

(v. t.)
A wager.
  

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

Noun
1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
(synonym) prevarication
(hypernym) falsehood, falsity, untruth, false statement
(hyponym) fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle
2. position or manner in which something is situated
(hypernym) position, place
(derivation) rest
Verb
1. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) nestle
(verb-group) rest
2. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
(antonym) stand, stand up
(hyponym) sun, sunbathe
(entail) lie down
(verb-group) lie down
3. originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
(synonym) dwell, consist, belong, lie in
(hypernym) exist, be
(hyponym) inhere
4. be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
(hypernym) be
5. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
(hypernym) misinform, mislead
(hyponym) romance
(derivation) prevarication
6. have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
(synonym) rest
(hypernym) be
7. assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"
(synonym) lie down
(hypernym) change posture
(hyponym) stretch, stretch out

Lawmaker