Definition of lay

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

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Hurling :: Hurling (n.) A kind of game at ball, formerly played..
Playwriter :: Playwriter (n.) A writer of plays; a dramatist; a playwright.
Clay :: Clay (v. t.) To cover or manure with clay.
Blending :: Blending (n.) The method of laying on different tints so that they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each other insensibly..
Canister :: Canister (n.) A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun; -- called also canister shot..
Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority..
Flash :: Flash (v. t.) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b)..
Tragedienne :: Tragedienne (n.) A woman who plays in tragedy.
Revel :: Revel (v. i.) To move playfully; to indulge without restraint.
Exchange :: Exchange (n.) To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or resign (something being received in place of the thing parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell..
Pall-mall :: Pall-mall (n.) A game formerly common in England, in which a wooden ball was driven with a mallet through an elevated hoop or ring of iron. The name was also given to the mallet used, to the place where the game was played, and to the street, in London, still called Pall Mall..
Hoard :: Hoard (v. t.) To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain..
Cudgel :: Cudgel (n.) A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a weapon..
Prostration :: Prostration (n.) The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body..
Shab :: Shab (v. t.) To play mean tricks; to act shabbily.
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Gittern :: Gittern (v. i.) To play on gittern.
Domino :: Domino (n.) One of the pieces with which the game of dominoes is played.
Frolic :: Frolic (a.) Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry..
Capot :: Capot (v. t.) To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet..
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