ENGLISH: lay - CREOLE: blayi



Overview of noun lay



The noun lay has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. ballad, lay -- (a narrative song with a recurrent refrain)

2. ballad, lay -- (a narrative poem of popular origin)



Overview of verb lay



The verb lay has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)



1. (26) put, set, place, pose, position, 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")

2. (11) lay, put down, repose -- (put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed")

3. (5) lay -- (prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan")

4. (4) lay -- (lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay")

5. (1) lay -- (impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone")



Overview of verb lie



The verb lie has 7 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)



1. (89) lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

2. (58) lie -- (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf")

3. (15) dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in -- (originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country")

4. (14) lie -- (be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant")

5. (9) lie -- (tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29")

6. (4) lie, rest -- (have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies")

7. (4) lie down, lie -- (assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better")



Overview of adj lay



The adj lay has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (1) laic, lay, secular -- (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")

2. lay -- (not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease")

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