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    • lay :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

    • lay :characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
      • set his collar in laic rather than clerical position|the lay ministry

    • lay :put in a horizontal position
      • lay the books on the table|lay the patient carefully onto the bed

    • lay :not of or from a profession
      • a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease

    • lay :prepare or position for action or operation
      • lay a fire|lay the foundation for a new health care plan

    • lay :lay eggs
      • This hen doesn't lay

    • lay :impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
      • lay a responsibility on someone

    • lay :a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

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