Synonyms for lay
Synonyms for (noun) lay
Definition: a narrative poem of popular origin
Similar words: poem, verse form
Definition: a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Definition: a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
Synonyms for (verb) lay
Synonyms: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: put down, repose, lay
Definition: put in a horizontal position
Usage: lay the books on the table; lay the patient carefully onto the bed
Similar words: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
Synonyms: lay
Definition: lay eggs
Usage: This hen doesn't lay
Similar words: put down, repose, lay
Definition: put in a horizontal position
Usage: lay the books on the table; lay the patient carefully onto the bed
Synonyms: lay
Definition: prepare or position for action or operation
Usage: lay a fire; lay the foundation for a new health care plan
Similar words: get up, devise, machinate, prepare, organise, organize
Definition: arrange by systematic planning and united effort
Usage: machinate a plot; organize a strike; devise a plan to take over the director's office
Synonyms: lay
Definition: impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
Usage: lay a responsibility on someone
Synonyms for (adjective) lay
Synonyms: lay
Definition: not of or from a profession
Usage: a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease
Similar words: nonprofessional
Definition: not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain
Usage: the nonprofessional wives of his male colleagues; nonprofessional actors
Definition: characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
Usage: set his collar in laic rather than clerical position; the lay ministry