lay - verb

1. To place (a story, for example) in a designated setting: set. See place.
2. To deposit in a specified place: place, put, set, stick. See place. rise.
3. To place (a corpse) in or as if in a grave: bury, entomb, inhume, inter. See show.
4. To regard as belonging to or resulting from another: accredit, ascribe, assign, attribute, charge, credit, impute, refer. See give.
5. To arrange tableware upon (a table) in preparation for a meal: set, spread. See order.
6. To form a strategy for: blueprint, cast, chart, conceive, contrive, design, devise, formulate, frame, plan, project, scheme, strategize, work out. Informal dope out. See planned.
7. To bring forward for formal consideration: adduce, cite, present. Archaic allege. See law. words.
8. To put up as a stake in a game or speculation. bet, gamble, post, put, risk, stake, venture, wager. Informal go. See gambling.
9. To make a bet: bet, gamble, game, play, wager. See gambling.
10. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something: aim, cast, direct, head, level, point, set, train, turn, zero in. See seek.

lay aside - phrasal verb

1. To reserve for the future: keep, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, save(up), set by. See keep. save.

lay away - phrasal verb

1. To reserve for the future: keep, lay aside, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, save(up), set by. See keep. save.
2. To place (money) in a bank: bank, deposit, salt away. Informal sock away. See keep. money.

lay by - phrasal verb

1. To reserve for the future: keep, lay aside, lay away, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, save(up), set by. See keep. save.

lay down - phrasal verb

1. To let (something) go: abandon, cede, forgo, relinquish, surrender, yield. See keep.
2. To set forth expressly and authoritatively: decree, dictate, fix, impose, ordain, prescribe. See over.

lay for - phrasal verb

1. To wait concealed in order to attack (someone): See attack. show.

lay in - phrasal verb

1. To reserve for the future: keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay up, put by, salt away, save(up), set by. See keep. save.
2. To accumulate and set aside for future use: lay up, save(up), stockpile, store(up). See keep.

lay into - phrasal verb

1. To punish with blows or lashes: beat, flog, hide, lash, thrash, whip. Informal trim. Slang lick. See attack. reward.

lay off - phrasal verb

1. To cease trying to accomplish or continue: abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, stop. Informal swear off. See continue.

lay out - phrasal verb

1. To plan the details or arrangements of: arrange, prepare, schedule, work out. See planned.
2. To work out and arrange the parts or details of: blueprint, design, map(out), plan, set out. See planned.
3. To show graphically the direction or location of, as by using coordinates: chart, map(out), plot. See show.
4. To distribute (money) as payment: disburse, expend, give, outlay, pay(out), spend. Informal fork out or over or up, shell out. See save.

lay up - phrasal verb

1. To reserve for the future: keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, put by, salt away, save(up), set by. See keep. save.
2. To accumulate and set aside for future use: lay in, save(up), stockpile, store(up). See keep.

lay - adjective

1. Not religious in subject matter, form, or use: profane, secular, temporal, worldly. See sacred.

lie - verb

1. To be or place oneself in a prostrate or recumbent position. recline, repose, stretch(out). See horizontal.
2. To take repose, as by sleeping or lying quietly. recline, repose, rest, stretch(out). See continue.
3. To have an inherent basis: consist, dwell, exist, inhere, repose, reside, rest. See start.