Part 6418

<blockquote>She <b>layeth</b> her hands to the spindle. <i>Prov. xxxi. 19.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>10.</b> <def>To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; <as>as, to <ex>lay</ex> a tax on land</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The Lord hath <b>laid</b> on him the iniquity of us all. <i>Is. Iiii. 6.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>11.</b> <def>To impute; to charge; to allege.</def>

<blockquote>God <b>layeth</b> not folly to them. <i>Job xxiv. 12.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Lay</b> the fault on us. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>12.</b> <def>To impose, as a command or a duty; <as>as, to <ex>lay</ex> commands on one</as>.</def>

<p><b>13.</b> <def>To present or offer; <as>as, to <ex>lay</ex> an indictment in a particular county; to <ex>lay</ex> a scheme before one.</as></def>

<p><b>14.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To state; to allege; <as>as, to <ex>lay</ex> the venue</as>.</def>

<i>Bouvier.</i>

<p><b>15.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To point; to aim; <as>as, to <ex>lay</ex> a gun</as>.</def>

<p><b>16.</b> <fld>(Rope Making)</fld> <def>To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; <as>as, to <ex>lay</ex> a cable or rope</as>.</def>

<p><b>17.</b> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To place (new type) properly in the cases.</def>

<cs><col>To lay asleep</col>, <cd>to put sleep; to make unobservant or careless. <i>Bacon</i>.</cd> -- <col>To lay bare</col>, <cd>to make bare; to strip.</cd>

<blockquote>And <b>laid</b> those proud <b>roofs bare</b> to summer's rain. <i>Byron.</i></blockquote>

-- <col>To lay before</col>, <cd>to present to; to submit for consideration; <as>as, the papers are <ex>laid before</ex> Congress</as>.</cd> -- <col>To lay by</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To save.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To discard</cd>.

<blockquote>Let brave spirits . . . not be <b>laid by</b>. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

-- <col>To lay by the heels</col>, <cd>to put in the stocks. <i>Shak</i>.</cd> -- <col>To lay down</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To stake as a wager.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; <as>as, to <ex>lay down</ex> one's life; to <ex>lay down</ex> one's arms</as></cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle.</cd> -- <col>To lay forth</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To extend at length; (reflexively) to exert one's self; to expatiate. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To lay out (as a corpse). <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Shak</i>.</cd> -- <col>To lay hands on</col>, <cd>to seize.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To lay hands on one's self</col>, or <col>To lay violent hands on one's self</col></mcol>, <cd>to injure one's self; specif., to commit suicide.</cd> -- <col>To lay heads together</col>, <cd>to consult.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To lay hold of</col>, &or; <col>To lay hold on</col></mcol>, <cd>to seize; to catch.</cd> -- <col>To lay in</col>, <cd>to store; to provide.</cd> -- <col>To lay it on</col>, <cd>to apply without stint. <i>Shak</i>.</cd> -- <col>To lay on</col>, <cd>to apply with force; to inflict; <as>as, <ex>to lay on</ex> blows</as>.</cd> -- <col>To lay on load</col>, <cd>to lay on blows; to strike violently. <mark>[Obs.</cd> &or; Archaic]</mark> -- <col>To lay one's self out</col>, <cd>to strive earnestly.</cd>

<blockquote>No selfish man will be concerned <b>to lay out himself</b> for the good of his country. <i>Smalridge.</i></blockquote>

-- <col>To lay one's self open to</col>, <cd>to expose one's self to, as to an accusation.</cd> -- <col>To lay open</col>, <cd>to open; to uncover; to expose; to reveal.</cd> -- <col>To lay over</col>, <cd>to spread over; to cover.</cd> -- <col>To lay out</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To expend. <i>Macaulay</i>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To display; to discover</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To plan in detail; to arrange; as, <i>to lay out</i> a garden</cd>. <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To prepare for burial; <as>as, <ex>to lay out</ex> a corpse</as></cd>. <sd>(e)</sd> <cd>To exert; <as>as, <ex>to lay out</ex> all one's strength</as>.</cd> -- <col>To lay siege to</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To besiege; to encompass with an army.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To beset pertinaciously.</cd> -- <col>To lay the course</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to sail toward the port intended without jibing.</cd> -- <col>To lay the land</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to cause it to disappear below the horizon, by sailing away from it.</cd> -- <col>To lay to</col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To charge upon; to impute.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To apply with vigor</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To attack or harass</cd>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Knolles</i>. <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>To check the motion of (a vessel) and cause it to be stationary.</cd> -- <col>To lay to heart</col>, <cd>to feel deeply; to consider earnestly.</cd> -- <col>To lay under</col>, <cd>to subject to; <as>as, <ex>to lay under</ex> obligation or restraint</as>.</cd> -- <col>To lay unto</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Same as <cref>To lay to</cref> (above).</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To put before</cd>. <i>Hos. xi. 4</i>. -- <col>To lay up</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To store; to reposit for future use.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To confine; to disable</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To dismantle, and retire from active service, as a ship.</cd> -- <col>To lay wait for</col>, <cd>to lie in ambush for.</cd> -- <col>To lay waste</col>, <cd>to destroy; to make desolate; <as>as, <ex>to lay waste</ex> the land</as>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Put</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, and the Note under 4th <er>Lie</er>.</syn>

<h1>Lay</h1> <Xpage=836>

<hw>Lay</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To produce and deposit eggs.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To take a position; to come or go; <as>as, to <ex>lay</ex> forward; to <ex>lay</ex> aloft.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To lay a wager; to bet.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>To lay about</col>, &or; <col>To lay about one</col></mcol>, <cd>to strike vigorously in all directions. <i>J. H. Newman</i>.</cd> -- <col>To lay at</col>, <cd>to strike or strike at. <i>Spenser</i>.</cd> -- <col>To lay for</col>, <cd>to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait for. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <i>Bp Hall</i>.</cd> -- <col>To lay in for</col>, <cd>to make overtures for; to engage or secure the possession of. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "I have <i>laid in for<i> these." <i>Dryden</i>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To lay on</col>, <cd>to strike; to beat; to attack. <i>Shak</i>.</cd> -- <col>To lay out</col>, <cd>to purpose; to plan; <as>as, he <ex>lays out<ex> to make a journey</as>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Lay</h1> <Xpage=836>

<hw>Lay</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; <as>as, a <ex>lay</ex> of stone or wood</as>.</def>