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lay on

verb

  1. to provide or supply

    to lay on entertainment

  2. to install

    to lay on electricity

  3. lay it on informal.
    1. to exaggerate, esp when flattering
    2. to charge an exorbitant price
    3. to punish or strike harshly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“He seemed to sit on the rim of the world, and we others in the bottom of the cup. Why didn't he laugh? Francis and I lay on the floor, hand in hand, our noses pressed into the sheepskin rug — this is pure joy.”

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He lay on the forest floor unable to move.

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Pulido and Lavoy ran past Sandoval’s body, which lay on the sidewalk outside the bar.

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"I didn't really know what to do. My phone had died and was in another room, so I just lay on the bed for a bit," she said.

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"I must say it really is very good of you, Mr President, to lay on this small romantic, candle-lit dinner for two…," the King told the banquet.

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