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lay
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; "This hen doesn't lay")
5. (1) lay -- (impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone")
Overview of verb lie
The verb lie has 7 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (89) lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)
2. (58) lie -- (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf")
3. (15) dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in -- (originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country")
4. (14) lie -- (be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant")
5. (9) lie -- (tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29")
6. (4) lie, rest -- (have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies")
7. (4) lie down, lie -- (assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better")
Overview of adj lay
The adj lay has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) laic, lay, secular -- (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")
2. lay -- (not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lay
2 senses of lay
Sense 1
ballad, lay
=> song, vocal
=> musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
=> music
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
ballad, lay
=> poem, verse form
=> literary composition, literary work
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun lay
2 senses of lay
Sense 1
ballad, lay
=> minstrelsy
Sense 2
ballad, lay
=> Edda
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lay
2 senses of lay
Sense 1
ballad, lay
=> song, vocal
Sense 2
ballad, lay
=> poem, verse form
Antonyms of noun lay
Member Holonyms of noun lay
Substance Holonyms of noun lay
Part Holonyms of noun lay
Member Meronyms of noun lay
Substance Meronyms of noun lay
Part Meronyms of noun lay
Meronyms of noun lay
Holonyms of noun lay
Attributes of noun lay
Derived Forms of noun lay
Domain of noun lay
Domain Terms of noun lay
Familiarity of noun lay
lay used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun lay
2 senses of lay
Sense 1
ballad, lay
> song, vocal
=> religious song
=> anthem
=> aria
=> ballad, lay
=> barcarole, barcarolle
=> ditty
=> dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
=> drinking song
=> folk song, folksong, folk ballad
=> lied
=> love song, love-song
=> lullaby, cradlesong, berceuse
=> oldie, golden oldie
=> partsong
=> prothalamion, prothalamium
=> roundelay
=> scolion, banquet song
=> serenade
=> torch song
=> work song
Sense 2
ballad, lay
> poem, verse form
=> abecedarius
=> Alcaic, Alcaic verse
=> ballad, lay
=> ballade
=> blank verse
=> elegy, lament
=> epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos
=> free verse, vers libre
=> haiku
=> idyl
=> lyric, lyric poem
=> rondeau, rondel
=> sonnet
=> tanka
=> terza rima
=> verse, rhyme
=> versicle
Meronyms of noun lay
2 senses of lay
Sense 1
ballad, lay
=> song, vocal
HAS PART: refrain, chorus
HAS PART: lyric, words, language
=> musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
HAS PART: finale, coda
Sense 2
ballad, lay
=> poem, verse form
HAS PART: line of poetry, line of verse
HAS PART: canto
HAS PART: verse, verse line
HAS PART: stanza
HAS PART: line
HAS PART: poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody
HAS PART: rhyme, rime
=> literary composition, literary work
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Holonyms of noun lay
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
counterplay
delay
digital display
display
double play
dramatic play
draw play
dual scan display
easy lay
edna millay
edna saint vincent millay
electrical relay
fireclay
first baron macaulay
flat panel display
football play
force 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
lord macaulay
lucius clay
lucius dubignon clay
macaulay
malay
mandalay
match play
medal play
millay
miracle play
misplay
morality play
mystery play
outlay
overlay
parlay
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
video display
word play
wordplay
Antonyms of verb lay
Antonyms of verb lie
1 of 7 senses of lie
Sense 2
lie
Antonym of stand (Sense 1)
=>stand, stand up
Antonym of sit (Sense 1)
=>sit, sit down
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
=> move, displace
Also See> lay over#2; lay away#1; lay aside#1
Sense 3
lay
=> organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
=> initiate, pioneer
=> cause, do, make
=> make, create
Sense 4
lay
=> lay, put down, repose
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> move, displace
Sense 5
lay
=> levy, impose
=> charge, bill
=> account, calculate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lie
7 senses of lie
Sense 1
lie
=> be
Sense 2
lie
Sense 3
dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in
=> exist, be
Sense 4
lie
=> be
Sense 5
lie
=> misinform, mislead
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 6
lie, rest
=> be
Sense 7
lie down, lie
=> change posture
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lay
3 of 5 senses of lay
Sense 1
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
=> docket
=> cock
=> postpose
=> prepose
=> step
=> replace, put back
=> stratify
=> plant
=> intersperse
=> nestle, snuggle
=> pile
=> arrange, set up
=> superimpose, superpose, lay over
=> superpose
=> park
=> ensconce, settle
=> emplace
=> emplace
=> ship
=> underlay
=> trench
=> pigeonhole
=> shelve
=> jar
=> repose
=> stick, put forward
=> sign
=> middle
=> parallelize
=> butt
=> recess
=> reposition
=> throw, thrust
=> tee, tee up
=> rack up
=> coffin
=> bed
=> appose
=> set down, put down, place down
=> sow, sough, seed
=> misplace
=> juxtapose
=> 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
=> recline
=> plant, set
=> install, instal, put in, set up
=> situate, fix, posit, deposit
=> ladle
=> poise
=> lean
=> clap
=> rest
=> perch
=> load
=> cram
=> set
=> siphon
=> position
=> glycerolize, glycerolise
=> space
=> marshal
=> settle, settle down
=> throw
=> imbricate
Sense 2
lay, put down, repose
=> rail
=> lay
=> blow
=> bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest
=> rebury
Sense 4
lay
=> spawn
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lie
5 of 7 senses of lie
Sense 1
lie
=> nestle
=> intervene
=> top
=> mediate
=> ride
=> lap
=> localize, localise, focalize, focalise
=> slant
=> precede, predate
=> underlie
=> cap, crest
=> front, look, face
=> back
=> flank
=> head
=> dominate, command, overlook, overtop
=> line, run along
=> orient, point
=> look out on, look out over, overlook, look across
Sense 2
lie
=> sun, sunbathe
=> sprawl
=> recumb, repose, recline
=> overlie
=> lie awake
=> repose
=> bask
Sense 3
dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in
=> inhere
=> pertain, appertain
Sense 5
lie
=> romance
=> perjure
=> fib
Sense 7
lie down, lie
=> stretch, stretch out
=> charge
=> prostrate, bow down
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lie
7 senses of lie
Sense 1
lie
=> be
Sense 2
lie
Sense 3
dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in
=> exist, be
Sense 4
lie
=> be
Sense 5
lie
=> misinform, mislead
Sense 6
lie, rest
=> be
Sense 7
lie down, lie
=> change posture
'Cause To' of verb lay
1 of 5 senses of lay
Sense 2
lay, put down, repose
=> lie
'Cause To' of verb lie
Derived Forms of verb lay
1 of 5 senses of lay
Sense 4
lay
RELATED TO>(noun) layer#4
=> layer
Derived Forms of verb lie
6 of 7 senses of lie
Sense 1
lie
RELATED TO>(noun) lie#3
=> lie
Sense 2
lie
RELATED TO>(noun) lie#3
=> lie
Sense 3
dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in
RELATED TO>(noun) lie#3
=> lie
Sense 4
lie
RELATED TO>(noun) lie#3
=> lie
Sense 5
lie
RELATED TO>(noun) lie#1
=> lie, prevarication
RELATED TO>(noun) liar#1
=> liar, prevaricator
RELATED TO>(noun) lying#1
=> lying, prevarication, fabrication
Sense 6
lie, rest
RELATED TO>(noun) lie#3
=> lie
Domain of verb lay
Domain of verb lie
Domain Terms of verb lay
Domain Terms of verb lie
Familiarity of verb lay
lay used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Familiarity of verb lie
lie used as a verb is common (polysemy count =7)
Sample Sentences of verb lay
5 senses of lay
Sense 1
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
EX: They lay the bags on the table
Sense 2
lay, put down, repose
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 3
lay
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
lay
*> Something ----s
Sense 5
lay
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sample Sentences of verb lie
7 senses of lie
Sense 1
lie
EX: The children lie in the rocking chair
EX: There lie some children in the rocking chair
Sense 2
lie
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 4
lie
*> Something ----s Adjective/Noun
*> Somebody ----s Adjective
Sense 5
lie
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s to somebody
Sense 6
lie, rest
*> Something ----s something
Sense 7
lie down, lie
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb lay
5 senses of lay
Sense 1
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
> move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Sense 2
lay, put down, repose
> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
=> docket
=> cock
=> postpose
=> prepose
=> step
=> replace, put back
=> stratify
=> plant
=> intersperse
=> nestle, snuggle
=> pile
=> arrange, set up
=> superimpose, superpose, lay over
=> superpose
=> park
=> ensconce, settle
=> emplace
=> emplace
=> ship
=> underlay
=> trench
=> pigeonhole
=> shelve
=> jar
=> repose
=> stick, put forward
=> sign
=> middle
=> parallelize
=> butt
=> recess
=> reposition
=> throw, thrust
=> tee, tee up
=> rack up
=> coffin
=> bed
=> appose
=> set down, put down, place down
=> sow, sough, seed
=> misplace
=> juxtapose
=> 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
=> recline
=> plant, set
=> install, instal, put in, set up
=> situate, fix, posit, deposit
=> ladle
=> poise
=> lean
=> clap
=> rest
=> perch
=> load
=> cram
=> set
=> siphon
=> position
=> glycerolize, glycerolise
=> space
=> marshal
=> settle, settle down
=> throw
=> imbricate
Sense 3
lay
> organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
=> mount, put on
=> lay
=> set up
=> sandwich
=> spatchcock
Sense 4
lay
> lay, put down, repose
=> rail
=> lay
=> blow
=> bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest
=> rebury
Sense 5
lay
> levy, impose
=> toll
=> tithe
=> reimpose
=> lay
=> mulct
=> tax
=> distrain
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb lie
6 of 7 senses of lie
Sense 1
lie
> be
=> stretch, stretch along
=> attend, go to
=> occupy, fill
=> dwell, live, inhabit
=> inhabit, occupy
=> stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away
=> reach, extend to, touch
=> run, go, pass, lead, extend
=> go, lead
=> cover, continue, extend
=> extend, poke out, reach out
=> lie
=> sit
=> face
=> straddle
=> follow
=> center on
=> lie, rest
=> belong, go
=> come
Sense 3
dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in
> exist, be
=> come
=> preexist
=> kick around, knock about, kick about
=> coexist
=> prevail, hold, obtain
=> dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in
=> endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril
=> flow
=> distribute
Sense 4
lie
> be
=> look
=> suffer, hurt
=> be well
=> suffer
=> feel
=> stay, remain, rest
=> continue
=> sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> rank
=> point
=> want, need, require
=> compact, pack
=> rest
=> cut
=> seethe, boil
=> mope, moon around, moon about
=> look, appear, seem
=> appear, seem
=> owe
=> belong
=> cover
=> represent
=> account
=> cut across
=> begin, start
=> begin
=> stand
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> go
=> make sense, add up
=> consist, comprise
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> account for
=> remain
=> stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
=> loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
=> total, number, add up, come, amount
=> count, matter, weigh
=> rate
=> deserve, merit
=> buy
=> shine
=> fall
=> depend
=> underlie
=> stink
=> subtend, delimit
=> incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
=> contain, take, hold
=> cost, be
=> measure
=> hum, buzz, seethe
=> pass
=> abound
=> disagree, disaccord, discord
=> gape, yawn, yaw
=> tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> run, go
=> figure, enter
=> press
=> rage
=> relate, interrelate
=> rut
=> stagnate
=> stagnate
=> come in handy
=> squat
=> hoodoo
=> impend
=> range, run
=> stay, stay on, continue, remain
=> sell
=> translate
=> head, head up
=> come in for
=> compare
=> fall, come
=> run into, encounter
=> gravitate
=> pay
=> diverge
=> shine
=> iridesce
=> lie
=> stand
=> hang
=> litter
=> suit
=> end, terminate
=> fit
=> lend
=> let go
=> belong
=> belong
=> wind, twist, curve
=> jumble, mingle
=> promise
=> accept, take
=> clean
=> draw
=> wash
=> balance
=> hail, come
=> act
=> test
=> seem
=> answer
=> beat
=> hold
=> contain
=> connect
=> sell
=> sell
=> kill
=> make
=> deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
=> consist
=> work
=> lubricate
=> breathe
=> trim
=> swing
=> osculate
=> retard
=> transplant
=> cohere
=> object
=> stick
=> recognize
=> distribute
=> put out
Sense 5
lie
> misinform, mislead
=> lie
=> beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter
=> overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify
=> sandbag
=> deceive, betray, lead astray
Sense 6
lie, rest
> be
=> stretch, stretch along
=> attend, go to
=> occupy, fill
=> dwell, live, inhabit
=> inhabit, occupy
=> stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away
=> reach, extend to, touch
=> run, go, pass, lead, extend
=> go, lead
=> cover, continue, extend
=> extend, poke out, reach out
=> lie
=> sit
=> face
=> straddle
=> follow
=> center on
=> lie, rest
=> belong, go
=> come
Sense 7
lie down, lie
> change posture
=> straighten
=> arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
=> fall
=> fall, fall down
=> right
=> sit down, sit
=> lie down, lie
=> sink, drop, drop down
=> hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over
=> straighten, unbend
=> bow
=> uncurl
=> sit up
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
--------------
Sense 3
lay
=> organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
--------------
Sense 4
lay
=> lay, put down, repose
--------------
Sense 5
lay
=> levy, impose
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Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lie
Sense 1
lie
=> be
Sense 6
lie, rest
=> be
--------------
Sense 2
lie
Sense 7
lie down, lie
=> change posture
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Sense 3
dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in
=> exist, be
--------------
Sense 4
lie
=> be
--------------
Sense 5
lie
=> misinform, mislead
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Grep of verb lay
allay
belay
delay
display
downplay
flay
inlay
lay
lay aside
lay away
lay claim
lay down
lay eyes on
lay hands on
lay in
lay into
lay off
lay on the line
lay out
lay over
lay to rest
lay up
lay waste to
layer
mislay
misplay
outplay
overlay
overplay
parlay
pipe-clay
play
relay
replay
roleplay
slay
splay
underlay
underplay
waylay
Grep of verb lie
belie
lie
lie about
lie around
lie awake
lie dormant
lie down
lie in
lie in wait
lie low
lie with
overlie
underlie
Antonyms of adj lay
2 senses of lay
Sense 1
laic, lay, secular
INDIRECT (VIA profane) -> sacred
Sense 2
lay
INDIRECT (VIA nonprofessional) -> professional
Similarity of adj lay
2 senses of lay
Sense 1
laic, lay, secular
=> profane (vs. sacred)
Sense 2
lay
=> nonprofessional (vs. professional)
Pertainyms of adj lay
Attributes of adj lay
Domain of adj lay
Domain Terms of adj lay
Familiarity of adj lay
lay used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj lay
in play
lay
layered
long-play
malay
out of play
splay
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