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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Lay \Lay\, v. i.
1. To produce and deposit eggs.
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2. (Naut.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay
forward; to lay aloft.
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3. To lay a wager; to bet.
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To lay about, or To lay about one, to strike vigorously
in all directions. --J. H. Newman.
To lay at, to strike or strike at. --Spenser.
To lay for, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait
for. [Colloq.] --Bp Hall.
To lay in for, to make overtures for; to engage or secure
the possession of. [Obs.] ``I have laid in for these.''
--Dryden.
To lay on, to strike; to beat; to attack. --Shak.
To lay out, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a
journey.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lay \Lay\, v. i.
1. To produce and deposit eggs.
2. (Naut.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay
forward; to lay aloft.
3. To lay a wager; to bet.
To lay about, or To lay about one, to strike vigorously
in all directions. --J. H. Newman.
To lay at, to strike or strike at. --Spenser.
To lay for, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait
for. [Colloq.] --Bp Hall.
To lay in for, to make overtures for; to engage or secure
the possession of. [Obs.] ``I have laid in for these.''
--Dryden.
To lay on, to strike; to beat; to attack. --Shak.
To lay out, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a
journey.
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
to lay about /tə lˈeɪ ɐbˈaʊt/
1. vagdalkozik
2. üt-vág
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