lay

IPA: ɫˈeɪ

Arrangement or relationship; layout.
A share of the profits in a business.
The direction a rope is twisted.
(colloquial) A casual sexual partner.
(colloquial) An act of sexual intercourse.
(slang, archaic) A place or activity where someone spends a significant portion of their time.
The laying of eggs.
(obsolete) A layer.
(obsolete) A basis or ground.
A lake.
A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
(obsolete) A meadow; a lea.
(obsolete) A law.
(obsolete) An obligation; a vow.
A river in western France.
A surname.

(transitive)
To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
(archaic) To cause to subside or abate.
To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
To produce and deposit an egg.
To bet (that something is or is not the case).
To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
(slang) To have sex with.
(law) To state; to allege.
(military) To point; to aim.
(ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
(printing) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
(printing) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
To apply; to put.
To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
To impute; to charge; to allege.
To present or offer.
(intransitive)
(nautical) To take a position; to come or go.
(proscribed, see usage notes) To lie: to rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
(Judaism, transitive) To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).

Examples of "lay" in Sentences

"They represent an important part of what we call lay spirituality," Malcheski said.
The subject from which the book just mentioned derived its title lay near to his heart.
One of those ladies died without children, by which means the title lay between the families of Rolle and
"Now lay on to his back," sternly vociferated the commander -- "give it to him -- _hard_ -- _lay on harder_."
And the amazing thing in Iraq, as a part of a broader strategy to help what I call lay the foundation of peace: democracies don't war; democracies are peaceful countries.
May 23d, 1752, aged thirty-five; and his Lady being then with child, the title lay dormant till she was de - livered of Thomas-James, now seventh Viscount Bulkeley, of Ireland,
-- She then rung a bell, and ordered an attending nun, or what they call a lay-sister, to call some of the sisterhood, whose names she mentioned; and presently came two nuns, with a third lady in
'Why, you see, Master Lancelot, as how this is what they calls a lay rectory, as goes like a landed estate from father to son, without there being any call for 'em to be clergy; and the Vicar, he is just put in to do Passon's work, only he gets his situation for life, like