Lay Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

lay adj
1. concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music" [syn: laic, secular]
2. not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease" n
3. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain [syn: ballad]
4. a narrative poem of popular origin [syn: ballad] v
5. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: put, set, place, pose, position]
6. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: put down, repose]
7. prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
8. lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
9. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone" [also: laid]

Lay Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

lie n
1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: prevarication]
2. Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie}]
3. position or manner in which something is situated v
4. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
5. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" [ant: stand, sit]
6. originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: dwell, consist, belong, lie in}]
7. be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
8. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie

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* The first and most important thing of all, at least for writers today, is to strip language clean, to lay it bare down to the bone. - Ernest Hemingway

* We had the sky up there, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss whether they was made or just happened. - Mark Twain

* Milton And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I'm, I'm quitting, I'm going to quit. And, and I told Don too, because they've moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire. - Office Space


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