Synonym: arrange, deposit, place, put, rest, set. Antonym: ecclesiastical. Similar words: play, lay out, allay, clay, delay, lay off, lay up, layer. Meaning: [leɪ] 
n. 1. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain 2. a narrative poem of popular origin. v. 1. put into a certain place or abstract location 2. put in a horizontal position 3. prepare or position for action or operation 4. lay eggs 5. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment. adj. 1. concerning those not members of the clergy 2. not of or from a profession.
n. 1. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain 2. a narrative poem of popular origin. v. 1. put into a certain place or abstract location 2. put in a horizontal position 3. prepare or position for action or operation 4. lay eggs 5. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment. adj. 1. concerning those not members of the clergy 2. not of or from a profession. 
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211. My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page.
212. Lay all the parts out before you start assembling the model.
213. He lay writhing on the ground, clutching his head in pain.
214. The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff competition from oil.
215. Philip feared Edward would lay claim to the Scottish crown.
216. Sleeping Beauty lay under the wicked fairy's spell until the prince woke her with a kiss.
217. The speaker emphasized that much of South Africa's importance lay in its mineral wealth.
218. He is raring to charge into the fray and lay down the law.
219. They began to lay in extensive stores of food supplies.
220. She lay there inert; I thought she must be dead.
221. A heavy debt lay on the family like a dead weight.
222. He put his feet up on the desk and lay back in his chair.
223. His loyalties lay with people from the same background as himself.
224. A body lay in the corner, transfixed by a spear.
225. There are the vegetables to peel and the soup to heat. Then there's the table to lay and the wine to cool.
226. I think you'd better lay off fatty foods for a while.
227. She lay back in the dentist's chair and tried to relax.
228. The dust now lay in a thick layer on her piano.
229. A dog lay under the table, gnawing on a bone.sentencedict.com
230. Smoke lay heavy on the far side of the water.
231. The villagers went to lay out the bodies in the battlefield.
232. She is always hard up because she doesn't lay out her money wisely.
233. He lay helpless in the street under the pitying gaze of the bystanders.
234. I lay awake through the wee small hours, waiting for the signal.
235. At the end of an hour's play the advantage lay definitely with him.
236. His books lay in a heap on the floor of the living room.
237. If you lay a finger on me, I'll call the police.
238. Yesterday's meeting was to lay the groundwork for the task ahead.
239. She lay sprawled across the sofa, in an attitude of complete abandon.
240. The harbour was blockaded, so the ships had to lay off.