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I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) padėti2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) paguldyti3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) padengti, sudaryti, pastatyti4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) nulenkti, išguldyti5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) nuvyti, išblaškyti6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) (pa)dėti7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) lažintis, kirsti lažybų•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) sudėti sluoksniais- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) pasaulietiškas2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) eilinis, ne tos profesijos, nespecialistas•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) epinė poemėlė, baladė
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lay — lay1 [ leı ] (past tense and past participle laid [ leıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 put down flat/carefully ▸ 2 push egg from body ▸ 3 plan and prepare ▸ 4 lie ▸ 5 prepare table for meal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive lay on/in/across/against to put something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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lay — I UK [leɪ] / US verb Word forms lay : present tense I/you/we/they lay he/she/it lays present participle laying past tense laid UK [leɪd] / US past participle laid *** Collocations: Lay means to put something in a particular place or position: I… … English dictionary
trap — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR ANIMALS a piece of equipment for catching animals: a mouse caught in a trap | set a trap (=prepare it) see also: mousetrap 2 BAD SITUATION an unpleasant or difficult situation that is difficult to escape from: Amanda felt that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trap */*/ — I UK [træp] / US noun [countable] Word forms trap : singular trap plural traps 1) a piece of equipment used for catching animals set/lay a trap (= make it ready to be used): We set traps in the attic for the mice. 2) a bad or unpleasant situation … English dictionary
trap — trap1 [ træp ] noun count ** ▸ 1 for catching animals ▸ 2 bad situation ▸ 3 trick ▸ 4 problem to avoid ▸ 5 carriage ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a piece of equipment used for catching animals: set/lay a trap (=make it ready to be used): We set traps in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trap — 1. noun 1) an animal caught in a trap Syn: snare, net, mesh, deadfall, leghold (trap), pitfall 2) the question was set as a trap Syn: trick, ploy, ruse, deception, subterfuge; … Thesaurus of popular words
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
