Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lay
3 of 5 senses of lay
Sense 1
put set place pose, position, lay
=> docket
=> cock
=> postpose
=> prepose
=> replace, put back
=> intersperse
=> pile
=> arrange, set up
=> superimpose, superpose, lay over
=> superpose
=> park
=> ensconce, settle
=> trench
=> pigeonhole
=> shelve
=> jar
=> repose
=> stick, put forward
=> sign
=> middle
=> parallelize
=> butt
=> recess
=> reposition
=> throw
=> tee, tee up
=> rack up
=> coffin
=> bed
=> appose
=> set down put down place down
=> sow, sough, seed
=> misplace
=> juxtapose
=> pitch
=> set down
=> bottle
=> bucket
=> barrel
=> ground
=> pillow, rest
=> misplace, mislay, lose
=> upend
=> seat, sit sit down
=> lay, put down repose
=> stand stand up place upright
=> plant, set
=> install, instal, put in set up
=> situate, fix, posit, deposit
=> ladle
=> poise
=> lean
=> clap
=> rest
=> perch
=> load
=> cram
=> set
=> siphon
=> position
=> glycerolize
=> space
=> marshal
=> settle, settle down
=> throw
Sense 2
lay, put down repose
=> rail
=> lay
=> blow
=> bury, entomb, inter, lay to rest
=> rebury
Sense 4
lay
=> spawn
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lay
3 of 5 senses of lay
Sense 1
put set place pose, position, lay
=> docket
=> cock
=> postpose
=> prepose
=> replace, put back
=> hang up
=> intersperse
=> interleave
=> pile
=> arrange, set up
=> regularize, regularise
=> even even out
=> order
=> order
=> tidy, tidy up clean up neaten, straighten, straighten out square away
=> make make up
=> houseclean, clean house, clean
=> spring-clean
=> route
=> systematize, systematise, systemize, systemise
=> codify
=> collate, collect
=> disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out
=> tease, tease apart, loosen
=> ravel, unravel, ravel out
=> straighten
=> rearrange
=> recode
=> reshuffle
=> serialize, serialise
=> alphabetize, alphabetise
=> organize, organise, coordinate
=> categorize, categorise
=> structure
=> restructure, reconstitute
=> interlock, mesh
=> stratify
=> interstratify
=> string, thread, draw
=> bead
=> wire
=> marshal
=> string
=> string out spread out
=> tuck
=> preen, plume
=> concord
=> cascade
=> settle
=> pyramid
=> corral
=> catenate, catenulate
=> dress, decorate
=> range, array, lay out set out
=> compart
=> pack, bundle, wad, compact
=> puddle
=> stack, pile, heap
=> rick
=> cord
=> stack, stagger, distribute
=> drape
=> drape
=> set
=> line up
=> superimpose, superpose, lay over
=> develop
=> superpose
=> park
=> ensconce, settle
=> trench
=> pigeonhole
=> shelve
=> jar
=> repose
=> stick, put forward
=> sign
=> middle
=> parallelize
=> butt
=> recess
=> reposition
=> reduce
=> throw
=> tee, tee up
=> rack up
=> coffin
=> bed
=> appose
=> set down put down place down
=> plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down plunk down plump
=> sow, sough, seed
=> broadcast
=> inseminate, sow, sow in
=> scatter
=> misplace
=> juxtapose
=> pitch
=> set down
=> bottle
=> bucket
=> barrel
=> ground
=> pillow, rest
=> misplace, mislay, lose
=> upend
=> seat, sit sit down
=> reseat
=> lay, put down repose
=> rail
=> lay
=> spawn
=> spat
=> blow
=> bury, entomb, inter, lay to rest
=> rebury
=> stand stand up place upright
=> plant, set
=> root
=> puddle
=> checkrow
=> dibble
=> afforest, forest
=> re-afforest
=> reforest
=> replant
=> install, instal, put in set up
=> retrofit
=> reinstall
=> post put up
=> situate, fix, posit, deposit
=> bury
=> ladle
=> poise
=> lean
=> clap
=> rest
=> perch
=> load
=> cram
=> set
=> siphon
=> position
=> deploy
=> play
=> cover
=> aim take train, take aim direct
=> target, aim place direct, point
=> address
=> range in home in zero in
=> hold
=> turn
=> swing
=> charge, level, point
=> level
=> square
=> square up jog, even up
=> dress, line up
=> orient
=> glycerolize
=> space
=> marshal
=> settle, settle down
=> throw
Sense 2
lay, put down repose
=> rail
=> lay
=> spawn
=> spat
=> blow
=> bury, entomb, inter, lay to rest
=> rebury
Sense 4
lay
=> spawn
=> spat
Entailment of verb lay
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lay
5 senses of lay
Sense 1
put set place pose, position, lay
=> move displace
Also See-> lay out#1
Sense 2
lay, put down repose
=> put set place pose, position, lay
Also See-> lay over#2; lay away#1; lay aside#1
Sense 3
lay
=> organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up machinate
Sense 4
lay
=> lay, put down repose
Sense 5
lay
=> levy, impose
Familiarity of verb lay
lay used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lay
Sense 1
put set place pose, position, lay
=> move displace
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Sense 2
lay, put down repose
=> put set place pose, position, lay
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Sense 3
lay
=> organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up machinate
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Sense 4
lay
=> lay, put down repose
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Sense 5
lay
=> levy, impose
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Grep of noun lays
relays
Grep of noun lay
action replay
alphanumeric display
baseball play
basketball play
belay
bleaching clay
boulder clay
byplay
cassius clay
cassius marcellus clay
child's play
china clay
clay
computer display
delay
digital display
display
double play
draw play
dual scan display
edna millay
edna saint vincent millay
electrical relay
fireclay
first baron macaulay
football play
foreplay
foul play
gunplay
henry clay
horseplay
indurated clay
inlay
interplay
islay
lay
lay-by
lay-up
lay figure
lay reader
lay witness
layabout
layby
layer
layer cake
layette
layia
layia platyglossa
laying
laying claim
laying on
laying on of hands
laying waste
layman
layoff
layout
layover
layperson
layup
liquid crystal display
lucius clay
lucius dubignon clay
macaulay
malay
mandalay
match play
medal play
millay
miracle play
misplay
morality play
mystery play
outlay
overlay
passing play
passion play
passive matrix display
period of play
pipeclay
play
porcelain clay
potter's clay
power play
puppet play
red clay
relay
replay
residual clay
roundelay
running play
safety squeeze play
satyr play
screenplay
sedimentary clay
shadow play
splay
squeeze play
stroke play
suicide squeeze play
swordplay
thomas babington macaulay
trap play
triple play
underlay
word play
wordplay
Overview of noun lay
The noun lay has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. ballad, lay -- (a narrative song with a recurrent refrain)
2. ballad, lay -- (a narrative poem of popular origin)
Overview of verb lay
The verb lay has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (26) 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. (11) lay, put down repose -- (put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed")
3. (5) lay -- (prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan")
4. (4) lay -- (lay eggs; of female animals; "This hen doesn't lay")
5. (1) lay -- (impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone")
Overview of noun lay
The noun lay has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. ballad, lay -- (a narrative song with a recurrent refrain)
2. ballad, lay -- (a narrative poem of popular origin)
Overview of verb lay
The verb lay has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (26) 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. (11) lay, put down repose -- (put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed")
3. (5) lay -- (prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan")
4. (4) lay -- (lay eggs; of female animals; "This hen doesn't lay")
5. (1) lay -- (impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone")
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