Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

   {To lay on}, to apply with force; to inflict; as, to lay on
      blows.

   {To lay on load}, to lay on blows; to strike violently. [Obs.
      or Archaic]

   {To lay one's self out}, to strive earnestly.

            No selfish man will be concerned to lay out himself
            for the good of his country.          --Smalridge.

   {To lay one's self open to}, to expose one's self to, as to
      an accusation.

   {To lay open}, to open; to uncover; to expose; to reveal.

   {To lay over}, to spread over; to cover.

   {To lay out}.
       (a) To expend. --Macaulay.
       (b) To display; to discover.
       (c) To plan in detail; to arrange; as, to lay out a
           garden.
       (d) To prepare for burial; as, to lay out a corpse.
       (e) To exert; as, to lay out all one's strength.

   {To lay siege to}.
       (a) To besiege; to encompass with an army.
       (b) To beset pertinaciously.

   {To lay the course} (Naut.), to sail toward the port intended
      without jibing.

   {To lay the land} (Naut.), to cause it to disappear below the
      horizon, by sailing away from it.

   {To lay to}
       (a) To charge upon; to impute.
       (b) To apply with vigor.
       (c) To attack or harass. [Obs.] --Knolles.
       (d) (Naut.) To check the motion of (a vessel) and cause
           it to be stationary.

   {To lay to heart}, to feel deeply; to consider earnestly.

   {To lay under}, to subject to; as, to lay under obligation or
      restraint.

   {To lay unto}.
       (a) Same as {To lay to} (above).
       (b) To put before. --Hos. xi. 4.

   {To lay up}.
       (a) To store; to reposit for future use.
       (b) To confine; to disable.
       (c) To dismantle, and retire from active service, as a
           ship.

   {To lay wait for}, to lie in ambush for.

   {To lay waste}, to destroy; to make desolate; as, to lay
      waste the land.

   Syn: See {Put}, v. t., and the Note under 4th {Lie}.

Lay \Lay\, v. i.
   1. To produce and deposit eggs.

   2. (Naut.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay
      forward; to lay aloft.

   3. To lay a wager; to bet.

   {To lay about}, or {To lay about one}, to strike vigorously
      in all directions. --J. H. Newman.

   {To lay at}, to strike or strike at. --Spenser.

   {To lay for}, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait
      for. [Colloq.] --Bp Hall.

   {To lay in for}, to make overtures for; to engage or secure
      the possession of. [Obs.] ``I have laid in for these.''
      --Dryden.

   {To lay on}, to strike; to beat; to attack. --Shak.

   {To lay out}, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a
      journey.