Definition of "lay"
verb:
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To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
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To cause to subside or abate.
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To leave something somewhere.
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To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
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To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
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To produce and deposit an egg.
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Simple past of lie when pertaining to position.
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adjective:
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Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.
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Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
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