Laid

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laid \Laid\, imp. & p. p.
     of {Lay}.
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     {Laid paper}, paper marked with parallel lines or water
        marks, as if ribbed, from parallel wires in the mold. It


        is called blue laid, cream laid, etc., according to its
        color.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lay \Lay\ (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr.
     licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja,
     Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.]
     1. To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against
        something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a
        book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower
        lays the dust.
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              A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the
              den.                                  --Dan. vi. 17.
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              Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. --Milton.
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     2. To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with
        regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a
        corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers
        on a table.
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     3. To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to
        lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
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     4. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
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     5. To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to
        exorcise, as an evil spirit.
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              After a tempest when the winds are laid. --Waller.
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     6. To cause to lie dead or dying.
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              Brave C[ae]neus laid Ortygius on the plain,
              The victor C[ae]neus was by Turnus slain. --Dryden.
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     7. To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
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              I dare lay mine honor
              He will remain so.                    --Shak.
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     8. To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
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     9. To apply; to put.
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              She layeth her hands to the spindle.  --Prov. xxxi.
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     10. To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to
         assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
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               The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
                                                    --Is. liii. 6.
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     11. To impute; to charge; to allege.
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               God layeth not folly to them.        --Job xxiv.
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               Lay the fault on us.                 --Shak.
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     12. To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on
         one.
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     13. To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a
         particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
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     14. (Law) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
         --Bouvier.
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     15. (Mil.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
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     16. (Rope Making) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable,
         etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as,
         to lay a cable or rope.
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     17. (Print.)
         (a) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the
             imposing stone.
         (b) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
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     {To lay asleep}, to put sleep; to make unobservant or
        careless. --Bacon.
  
     {To lay bare}, to make bare; to strip.
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              And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain.
                                                    --Byron.
  
     {To lay before}, to present to; to submit for consideration;
        as, the papers are laid before Congress.
  
     {To lay by}.
         (a) To save.
         (b) To discard.
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                   Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
     {To lay by the heels}, to put in the stocks. --Shak.
  
     {To lay down}.
         (a) To stake as a wager.
         (b) To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay
             down one's life; to lay down one's arms.
         (c) To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle.
             
  
     {To lay forth}.
         (a) To extend at length; (reflexively) to exert one's
             self; to expatiate. [Obs.]
         (b) To lay out (as a corpse). [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     {To lay hands on}, to seize.
  
     {To lay hands on one's self}, or {To lay violent hands on
     one's self}, to injure one's self; specif., to commit
        suicide.
  
     {To lay heads together}, to consult.
  
     {To lay hold of}, or {To lay hold on}, to seize; to catch.
  
     {To lay in}, to store; to provide.
  
     {To lay it on}, to apply without stint. --Shak.
  
     {To lay it on thick}, to flatter excessively.
  
     {To lay on}, to apply with force; to inflict; as, to lay on
        blows.
  
     {To lay on load}, to lay on blows; to strike violently. [Obs.
        or Archaic]
  
     {To lay one's self out}, to strive earnestly.
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              No selfish man will be concerned to lay out himself
              for the good of his country.          --Smalridge.
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     {To lay one's self open to}, to expose one's self to, as to
        an accusation.
  
     {To lay open}, to open; to uncover; to expose; to reveal.
  
     {To lay over}, to spread over; to cover.
  
     {To lay out}.
         (a) To expend. --Macaulay.
         (b) To display; to discover.
         (c) To plan in detail; to arrange; as, to lay out a
             garden.
         (d) To prepare for burial; as, to lay out a corpse.
         (e) To exert; as, to lay out all one's strength.
  
     {To lay siege to}.
         (a) To besiege; to encompass with an army.
         (b) To beset pertinaciously.
  
     {To lay the course} (Naut.), to sail toward the port intended
        without jibing.
  
     {To lay the land} (Naut.), to cause it to disappear below the
        horizon, by sailing away from it.
  
     {To lay to}
         (a) To charge upon; to impute.
         (b) To apply with vigor.
         (c) To attack or harass. [Obs.] --Knolles.
         (d) (Naut.) To check the motion of (a vessel) and cause
             it to be stationary.
  
     {To lay to heart}, to feel deeply; to consider earnestly.
  
     {To lay under}, to subject to; as, to lay under obligation or
        restraint.
  
     {To lay unto}.
         (a) Same as {To lay to} (above).
         (b) To put before. --Hos. xi. 4.
  
     {To lay up}.
         (a) To store; to reposit for future use.
         (b) To confine; to disable.
         (c) To dismantle, and retire from active service, as a
             ship.
  
     {To lay wait for}, to lie in ambush for.
  
     {To lay waste}, to destroy; to make desolate; as, to lay
        waste the land.
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     Syn: See {Put}, v. t., and the Note under 4th {Lie}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laid
       adj : set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with
             places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
             [syn: {set}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lay
       adj 1: 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" [syn: {laic}, {secular}]
       2: not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause
          of the disease"
       n 1: a narrative song with a recurrent refrain [syn: {ballad}]
       2: a narrative poem of popular origin [syn: {ballad}]
       v 1: 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" [syn: {put}, {set}, {place}, {pose}, {position}]
       2: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table";
          "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: {put down},
           {repose}]
       3: prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire";
          "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
       4: lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
       5: impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a
          responsibility on someone"
       [also: {laid}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lay
       See {lie}
       [also: {laid}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laid
       See {lay}