(basketball) A shot in which the ball is tossed directly into the basket from near the rim.

(transitive) To put (something) aside for future use. / (transitive, art) To add (something) to a painting, especially directly onto the blank canvas in the early stages of the work.

(Manglish, Singlish) An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.

(colloquial) To beat up or launch an attack against. / (colloquial) To berate; to scold.

plural of lai

(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of lay

(transitive, idiomatic) to provide (food or drinks) for free / To provide / (transitive) To apply or implement (something). / (transitive, idiomatic) To repeatedly say (particular types of thing)

To put away for future use; save; to build up as savings. / (nautical) (of a sailing vessel) To remain stationary while heading into the wind; to come to a standstill; heave to; lay to.

simple past tense of lie by

Alternative form of lay-by