English Dictionary

lay on

verb

(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)

I lay on the beach all day.

意味（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) to provide (food or drinks) for free

At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet.

意味（2）

To provide

Özil has 16 assists in the Premier League and three goals; he has two more goals in the Champions League. On Monday, he took Bournemouth apart in the 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium, setting up the first for Gabriel and scoring the second himself. Özil laid on a total of nine chances, the majority of them for Walcott.

意味（3）

(transitive) To apply or implement (something).

He laid on the solicitude pretty thickly.

意味（4）

(transitive, idiomatic) To repeatedly say (particular types of thing)

He laid on compliments.

意味（5）

To do something excessively.

I would I could see / this taborer! He lays it on.

意味（6）

(transitive) To cover something with a layer of (something).

He's going to lay on a coat of primer before painting the wall.

意味（7）

(transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To impart or explain (something) in words.

Lay some wisdom on me, man.

意味（8）

(archaic) To attack or strike.

So the lad went back again to the north wind, and said that the goat wasn't worth anything, and he wasn't going to be done out of his meal, not he! Well, said the north wind, I have nothing else to give you but that old stick over there in the corner; but it is a good stick, and if you only say, 'Stick of mine, lay on,' it lays on, till you say, 'Stick of mine, leave off.'

意味（9）

(UK) To give (something) as a gift, special treat or bonus.

意味（10）

(nautical) To sail towards or to arrive at (a destination).

意味（11）

(nautical) To vigorously row (an oar) to propel a boat or ship.