lay

to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave

The cloudes, as things affrayd, before him flye; / But all so soone as his outrageous powre / Is layd, they fiercely then begin to shoure […]

Even when I lay a long plan, it is never in the expectation that I will live to see it fulfilled.

lay brick; lay flooring

the hen laid an egg

I'll lay that he doesn't turn up on Monday.

I dare lay mine honour / He will remain so.

'It's because he's a no-good son of a bitch who thinks it is smart to lay his friends' wives and brag about it.'

to lay forward; to lay aloft

to lay the venue

to lay a gun

to lay a cable or rope

She layeth her hands to the spindle.

to lay a tax on land

God layeth not folly to them.

to lay an indictment in a particular county

I found him laying on the floor.