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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Laid \Laid\, imp. & p. p.
of Lay.
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Laid paper, paper marked with parallel lines or water
marks, as if ribbed, from parallel wires in the mold. It
is called blue laid, cream laid, etc., according to its
color.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Lay \Lay\ (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laid (l[=a]d); p. pr. &
vb. n. Laying.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr.
licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja,
Goth. lagjan. See Lie to be prostrate.]
1. To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against
something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a
book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower
lays the dust.
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A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the
den. --Dan. vi. 17.
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Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. --Milton.
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2. To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with
regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a
corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers
on a table.
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3. To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to
lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
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4. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
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5. To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to
exorcise, as an evil spirit.
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After a tempest when the winds are laid. --Waller.
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6. To cause to lie dead or dying.
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Brave C[ae]neus laid Ortygius on the plain,
The victor C[ae]neus was by Turnus slain. --Dryden.
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7. To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
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I dare lay mine honor
He will remain so. --Shak.
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8. To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
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9. To apply; to put.
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She layeth her hands to the spindle. --Prov. xxxi.
19.
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10. To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to
assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
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The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
--Is. liii. 6.
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11. To impute; to charge; to allege.
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God layeth not folly to them. --Job xxiv.
12.
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Lay the fault on us. --Shak.
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12. To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on
one.
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13. To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a
particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
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14. (Law) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
--Bouvier.
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15. (Mil.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
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16. (Rope Making) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable,
etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as,
to lay a cable or rope.
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17. (Print.)
(a) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the
imposing stone.
(b) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
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To lay asleep, to put sleep; to make unobservant or
careless. --Bacon.
To lay bare, to make bare; to strip.
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And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain.
--Byron.
To lay before, to present to; to submit for consideration;
as, the papers are laid before Congress.
To lay by.
(a) To save.
(b) To discard.
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Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by.
--Bacon.
To lay by the heels, to put in the stocks. --Shak.
To lay down.
(a) To stake as a wager.
(b) To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay
down one's life; to lay down one's arms.
(c) To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle.
To lay forth.
(a) To extend at length; (reflexively) to exert one's
self; to expatiate. [Obs.]
(b) To lay out (as a corpse). [Obs.] --Shak.
To lay hands on, to seize.
To lay hands on one's self, or To lay violent hands on
one's self, to injure one's self; specif., to commit
suicide.
To lay heads together, to consult.
To lay hold of, or To lay hold on, to seize; to catch.
To lay in, to store; to provide.
To lay it on, to apply without stint. --Shak.
To lay it on thick, to flatter excessively.
To lay on, to apply with force; to inflict; as, to lay on
blows.
To lay on load, to lay on blows; to strike violently. [Obs.
or Archaic]
To lay one's self out, to strive earnestly.
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No selfish man will be concerned to lay out himself
for the good of his country. --Smalridge.
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To lay one's self open to, to expose one's self to, as to
an accusation.
To lay open, to open; to uncover; to expose; to reveal.
To lay over, to spread over; to cover.
To lay out.
(a) To expend. --Macaulay.
(b) To display; to discover.
(c) To plan in detail; to arrange; as, to lay out a
garden.
(d) To prepare for burial; as, to lay out a corpse.
(e) To exert; as, to lay out all one's strength.
To lay siege to.
(a) To besiege; to encompass with an army.
(b) To beset pertinaciously.
To lay the course (Naut.), to sail toward the port intended
without jibing.
To lay the land (Naut.), to cause it to disappear below the
horizon, by sailing away from it.
To lay to
(a) To charge upon; to impute.
(b) To apply with vigor.
(c) To attack or harass. [Obs.] --Knolles.
(d) (Naut.) To check the motion of (a vessel) and cause
it to be stationary.
To lay to heart, to feel deeply; to consider earnestly.
To lay under, to subject to; as, to lay under obligation or
restraint.
To lay unto.
(a) Same as To lay to (above).
(b) To put before. --Hos. xi. 4.
To lay up.
(a) To store; to reposit for future use.
(b) To confine; to disable.
(c) To dismantle, and retire from active service, as a
ship.
To lay wait for, to lie in ambush for.
To lay waste, to destroy; to make desolate; as, to lay
waste the land.
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Syn: See Put, v. t., and the Note under 4th Lie.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Laid \Laid\, imp. & p. p.
of Lay.
Laid paper, paper marked with parallel lines or water
marks, as if ribbed, from parallel wires in the mold. It
is called blue laid, cream laid, etc., according to its
color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lay \Lay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laid; p. pr. & vb. n.
Laying.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to
lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan.
See Lie to be prostrate.]
1. To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against
something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a
book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower
lays the dust.
A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the
den. --Dan. vi. 17.
Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. --Milton.
2. To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with
regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a
corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers
on a table.
3. To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to
lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
4. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
5. To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to
exorcise, as an evil spirit.
After a tempest when the winds are laid. --Waller.
6. To cause to lie dead or dying.
Brave C[ae]neus laid Ortygius on the plain, The
victor C[ae]neus was by Turnus slain. --Dryden.
7. To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
I dare lay mine honor He will remain so. --Shak.
8. To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
9. To apply; to put.
She layeth her hands to the spindle. --Prov. xxxi.
19.
10. To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to
assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
--Is. Iiii. 6.
11. To impute; to charge; to allege.
God layeth not folly to them. --Job xxiv.
12.
Lay the fault on us. --Shak.
12. To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on
one.
13. To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a
particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
14. (Law) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
--Bouvier.
15. (Mil.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
16. (Rope Making) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable,
etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as,
to lay a cable or rope.
17. (Print.)
(a) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the
imposing stone.
(b) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
To lay asleep, to put sleep; to make unobservant or
careless. --Bacon.
To lay bare, to make bare; to strip.
And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain.
--Byron.
To lay before, to present to; to submit for consideration;
as, the papers are laid before Congress.
To lay by.
(a) To save.
(b) To discard.
Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by.
--Bacon.
To lay by the heels, to put in the stocks. --Shak.
To lay down.
(a) To stake as a wager.
(b) To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay
down one's life; to lay down one's arms.
(c) To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle.
To lay forth.
(a) To extend at length; (reflexively) to exert one's
self; to expatiate. [Obs.]
(b) To lay out (as a corpse). [Obs.] --Shak.
To lay hands on, to seize.
To lay hands on one's self, or To lay violent hands on
one's self, to injure one's self; specif., to commit
suicide.
To lay heads together, to consult.
To lay hold of, or To lay hold on, to seize; to catch.
To lay in, to store; to provide.
To lay it on, to apply without stint. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
laid
adj : set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with
places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
[syn: set]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
lay
adj 1: concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar
in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay
ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular
music" [syn: laic, secular]
2: not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause
of the disease"
n 1: a narrative song with a recurrent refrain [syn: ballad]
2: a narrative poem of popular origin [syn: ballad]
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your
things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the
scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a
certain point" [syn: put, set, place, pose, position]
2: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table";
"lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: put down,
repose]
3: prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire";
"lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
4: lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
5: impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a
responsibility on someone"
[also: laid]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
lay
See lie
[also: laid]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
laid
See lay
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
laid
Γαλλικά a.
άσχημος, κακομούτσουνος
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
laid
Estonian n.
1 width (of cloth)
2 plank on the side of a boat.
3 side of a boat.
4 board, starboard
Estonian n.
islet, holm
French a.
1 physically ugly
2 morally corrupt
Norman a.
(lb nrf Jersey) ugly
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
laid
a.
(lb en of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires
in the mould.
vb.
(infl of en lay ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
laid
Estonian n.
1 width (of cloth)
2 plank on the side of a boat.
3 side of a boat.
4 board, starboard
Estonian n.
islet, holm
French a.
1 physically ugly
2 morally corrupt
Welsh n.
(soft mutation of cy llaid)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
laid
Estonian n.
1 width (of cloth)
2 plank on the side of a boat.
3 side of a boat.
4 board, starboard
Estonian n.
islet, holm
French a.
1 physically ugly
2 morally corrupt
Welsh n.
(soft mutation of cy llaid)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
laid
Ranska a.
ruma
Viro n.
1 kaistale (kangasta)
2 (aluksen) laita
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
laid
Franska a.
ful, otäck
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
bedlêend
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Laid /lˈeɪd/
وضع
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
kladl
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
položený
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
ležící
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
položil
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
lay sth. /lˈeɪ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/ (laid /lˈeɪd/ <>, laid /lˈeɪd/ <>)
etw. flach hinlegen
Note: auf etw./in etw.
see: laying, laid, he/she lays
Note: on sth./in sth.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
hingelegt
"I/he/she laid" - ich/er/sie legte hin
"he/she has/had laid" - er/sie hat/hatte hingelegt
see: lay sth., laying, he/she lays
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
lay /lˈeɪ/ (laid /lˈeɪd/ <>, laid /lˈeɪd/ <>)
legen [Eier]
"lay an egg" - ein Ei legen
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
lay /lˈeɪ/ (laid /lˈeɪd/ <>, laid /lˈeɪd/ <>)
verlegen, legen, anbringen
see: laying, laid, lays, laid, lay cable, lay tiles
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
verlegt, gelegt, angebracht
see: lay, laying, lays, laid, lay cable, lay tiles
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
verlegte, legte, brachte an
see: lay, laying, laid, lays, lay cable, lay tiles
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
položene, staviti
From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
costretto a letto
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
laid /leidʌp/
encamado
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
1. yapılışında ince ve paralel çizgiler bulunan (kâğıt)
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
laid /lˈeɪd/
1. (bak.) lay laid up biriktirilmiş, ilerisi için saklanmış
2. hastalık sebebiyle evde veya yatakta
3. (den.) arması soyulmuş ve havuza yatırılmış.
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
laid /lˈɛd/
divalav, hek, disleber, hakr, digened, dizoare
From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-bul ]
laid /lɛ/
грозен
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-deu ]
laid /lɛ/
1. hässlich, bösartig, übel
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
2. hässlich, schlecht
Qui est désagréable à voir
3. übel
Qui est déshonnête, contraire à la bienséance, au devoir
From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-ell ]
laid /lɛ/
άσχημος
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 : [ freedict:fra-eng ]
laid /lɛ/
nasty, ugly
From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-fin ]
laid /lɛ/
ruma
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-ita ]
laid /lɛ/
brutto
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:fra-lat ]
laid /lɛ/
turpis
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:fra-nld ]
laid /lɛ/
lelijk
From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-pol ]
laid /lɛ/
brzydki, szpetny
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-por ]
laid /lɛ/
1. feio, hediondo
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
2. feio, feia, feias, feios
Qui est désagréable à voir
3. despudorado
Qui est déshonnête, contraire à la bienséance, au devoir
From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-rus ]
laid /lɛ/
уродливый, безобразный, некрасивый
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-spa ]
laid /lɛ/
feo
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-swe ]
laid /lɛ/
ful
Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions
From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 : [ freedict:fra-tur ]
laid /lˈɛd/
[Qui a quelque défaut qui se remarque dans les proportions] çirkin
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈɫeɪd/
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 放置,产,铺设;
vbl. 放置,产,铺设;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vbl. lay的过去式和过去分词
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