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Adjective laid has 1 sense
- laid, set - set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
Antonym: disarranged (indirect, via arranged)
Verb lay has 5 senses
- 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"
--1 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentence:
They lay the bags on the table
- lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
--2 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- lay - prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
--3 is one way to organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- lay - lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
--4 is one way to lay, put down, repose
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- lay - impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
--5 is one way to levy, impose
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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