(of a bird or other egg-creating animal) To produce an egg. / (idiomatic, of a person, organization, etc.) To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.

simple past tense of lie down

(transitive) To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground. / To place on the ground, e.g. a railway on a trackbed.

(transitive, chiefly US, idiomatic) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.

(idiomatic) To find, obtain or procure. / (idiomatic) To seize or assault. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, hands.

(idiomatic) To bury one who has died.

(idiomatic, figuratively) To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.

Alternative form of layperson

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, foundation.

To make bare; strip. / (figuratively) To expose to view, reveal, uncover.