گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'lay'

1 عمومی:: گذاردن‌

2 عمومی:: تخم‌ گذاردن‌

3 عمومی:: دفن‌ كردن‌

4 عمومی:: (vi&tvn)خواباندن‌

1 general:: lay sb out [ M ] HIT 2. informal to hit someone so hard that they fall down and become unconscious • Tyson was laid out for several minutes by a blow to the head.

2 general::   verb ADV. carefully, gently, tenderly | down He laid the books down on the table. PREP. on She laid the child tenderly on the bed. | over They carefully laid a blanket over the body. PHRASAL VERBS lay sth out ADV. tastefully, well The owners have built a gift shop and a tastefully laid out caravan site.

3 general:: lay sth aside [ M ] STOP 1. to stop doing or thinking about something, usually for a short period of time • He's temporarily laid aside some quite interesting projects to write the script.

4 general:: lay into sb informal to attack someone physically or to criticise them in an angry way • In the middle of the meeting she suddenly laid into him for no apparent reason.

5 general:: lay sb off [ M often passive ] to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to do • Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.

6 general:: lay sth on [ M ] PROVIDE 1. to provide something for a group of people • They lay on free entertainment at the club every day. • They laid on a wonderful buffet after the wedding.

7 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with LAY, Also see LET IT LAY. Also see under LAID; LIE; PUT.

8 general:: lay sth in [ M ] to get a supply of something because you will probably need it in the future • We'd better lay in plenty of food in case we're cut off when it snows.

9 general:: lay sth down [ M ] RULES 3. to officially establish a rule, or to officially state the way in which something should be done • This is in line with the policy laid down by the management.

10 general:: lay sth down [ M ] WEAPONS 2. If someone lays down their weapons, they stop fighting • They laid down their weapons and surrendered. • Mediators have persuaded both sides to lay down their arms.

11 general:: lay sth out [ M ] SPEND MONEY 2. informal to spend money, especially a large amount • It's not every day you lay out £2000 on a holiday.

12 general:: lay sb out [ M ] DEAD BODY 1. to prepare a dead person's body to be buried

13 general:: verb arrange: Please lay them in a row. adj. nonprofessional: He was a lay preacher. verb deposit: Chickens lay eggs nearly every day.

14 general:: lay off (sth/sb) informal to stop using or doing something • You'd better lay off alcohol for a while. • Why can't you lay off (= stop criticising or hurting) the kid for once!

15 general:: lay sth on [ M ] TELL 2. mainly US slang to tell someone something they did not know • I hate to be the one to lay this on you, but your girlfriend has just left with another guy.

16 general:: verb put: I shall lay the child in the crib.

17 general:: lay sth down [ M ] WINE 1. specialized to store wine for drinking in the future

18 general:: lay sth aside [ M ] MONEY 2. to keep something, usually money, for use in the future • She's trying to lay something aside (= save some money) for her retirement.

19 general:: lay sth out [ M ] ARRANGE 1. to arrange something on a flat surface • Most of Manhattan is laid out in/on a grid pattern with avenues going north-south and streets east-west. • We laid the pieces of the dress pattern out on the floor.