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21lay in/up — Ⅰ. ► lay in/up build up (a stock) in case of need. Main Entry: ↑lay Ⅱ. ► lay up 1) put out of action through illness or injury. 2) see lay in. 3) …
22lay up — Ⅰ. ► lay in/up build up (a stock) in case of need. Main Entry: ↑lay Ⅱ. ► lay up 1) put out of action through illness or injury. 2) see lay in. 3) …
23Lay — Lay, n. [OF. lei faith, law, F. loi law. See {Legal}.] 1. Faith; creed; religious profession. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of the sect to which that he was born He kept his lay, to which that he was sworn. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A law. [Obs.] Many… …
24lay up — [v1] hurt, incapacitate beat up, confine, disable, harm, hospitalize, injure; concept 246 Ant. heal, help lay up / lay by [v2] set aside, store accumulate, amass, build up, bury, conserve, cumulate, garner, hide, hoard, keep, lay in, preserve,… …
25lay by — lay up [v1] hurt, incapacitate beat up, confine, disable, harm, hospitalize, injure; concept 246 Ant. heal, help lay up / lay by [v2] set aside, store accumulate, amass, build up, bury, conserve, cumulate, garner, hide, hoard, keep, lay in,… …
26Lay — Lay, a. [OF. lai, lais, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. laoi, laoidh, song, poem, OIr. laoidh poem, verse; but cf. also AS. l[=a]c play, sport, G. leich a sort of poem (cf. {Lake} to sport). ?.] 1. A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad. Spenser …
27Lay — Lay, n. The laity; the common people. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The learned have no more privilege than the lay. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …
28Lay — Lay, 1) Ruppert, katholischer Theologe und Philosoph, * Drolshagen 14. 6. 1929; trat 1952 in den Jesuitenorden ein; ab 1968 Professor für Philosophie und Wissenschaftstheorie an der Philosophisch Theologische Hochschule in Frankfurt am Main… …
29lay\ it\ on — • lay it on • lay it on thick • put it on thick • spread it on thick • lay it on with a trowel • pour it on thick v. phr. informal To persuade someone by using very much flattery; flatter. Bob wanted to go to the movies. He laid it on thick to… …
30lay-by — lay bys N COUNT A lay by is a short strip of road by the side of a main road, where cars can stop for a while. [BRIT] I left my car in a lay by and set off on foot. (in AM, use pull off, turn out) …
