1. (

• 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. (

• lay ,
• put_down ,
• repose ,

) put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" ;

3. (

• lay

) prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" ;

4. (

• lay ,

) lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay" ;

5. (

• lay

) impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone" ;

1. (

• laic ,
• lay ,
• secular ,

) characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry" ;

2. (

• lay

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