Definition of lay

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

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Heap :: Heap (v. t.) To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures..
Stageplayer :: Stageplay (n.) A dramatic or theatrical entertainment.
Design :: Design (n.) To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral..
Pedantize :: Pedantize (v. i.) To play the pedant; to use pedantic expressions.
Mask :: Mask (n.) A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask..
Thar :: Thar (n.) A goatlike animal (Capra Jemlaica) native of the Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees. Called also serow, and imo..
Perk :: Perk (v. t.) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of; as, to perk the ears; to perk up one's head..
Crock :: Crock (v. t.) To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter..
Charge :: Charge (v. t.) To lay on or impose, as a task, duty, or trust; to command, instruct, or exhort with authority; to enjoin; to urge earnestly; as, to charge a jury; to charge the clergy of a diocese; to charge an agent..
Outplay :: Outplay (v. t.) To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be outplayed in tennis or ball..
Buffet :: Buffet (v. i.) To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.
Let :: Let (n.) A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic..
Barn :: Barn (v. t.) To lay up in a barn.
Embouchure :: Embouchure (n.) The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute player has a good embouchure..
Romp :: Romp (n.) Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport..
Blazon :: Blazon (n.) Ostentatious display, either by words or other means; publication; show; description; record..
Playmate :: Playmate (n.) A companion in diversions; a playfellow.
Play :: Play (n.) To act on the stage; to personate a character.
Unarm :: Unarm (v. i.) To puff off, or lay down, one's arms or armor..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down..
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