Definition of Lay

Noun

• a narrative poem of popular origin
  ballad
• a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
  ballad

Verb

• impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
  "lay a responsibility on someone"
  
• lay eggs
  "This hen doesn't lay"
  
• prepare or position for action or operation
  "lay a fire"
  "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
  
• put in a horizontal position
  "lay the books on the table"
  "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
  - put down repose
• 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"
  put set place pose position

Adjective

• not of or from a profession
  "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
  
• characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
  "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"
  "the lay ministry"
  laic secular

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