Definition of lay

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

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Affectation :: Affectation (n.) An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
Layering :: Layering (n.) A propagating by layers.
Sandwich :: Sandwich (v. t.) To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard..
Invest :: Invest (v. t.) To lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock..
Inlaid :: Inlaid (p. p.) of Inlay.
Demurrage :: Demurrage (n.) The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention.
Sport :: Sport (n.) Play; idle jingle.
Promenade :: Promenade (v. i.) To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise..
Plat :: Plat (v. t.) To lay out in plats or plots, as ground..
Concerto :: Concerto (n.) A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its qualities or the performer's skill..
Expose :: Expose (v. t.) To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of; to lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making public the character or arts of; as, to expose a cheat, liar, or hypocrite..
Scene :: Scene (n.) The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition, or action..
Harlequin :: Harlequin (n.) A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of Italian comedy..
Layman :: Layman (n.) A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above)..
Rogue :: Rogue (v. i.) To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.
Shufflecap :: Shufflecap (n.) A play performed by shaking money in a hat or cap.
Bowler :: Bowler (n.) One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game..
Capot :: Capot (v. t.) To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet..
Haze :: Haze (v. t.) To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of college students; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman..
Coquet :: Coquet (v. i.) To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime..
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