(obsolete) A meadow; a lea.

(obsolete) A law. / (obsolete) An obligation; a vow.

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.

Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them. / Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution. / (card games) Not trumps. / (obsolete) Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.

(historical) A mostly North European medieval form of lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance, with stanzas that do not repeat.

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

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

(UK) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.