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1. The production of eggs (especially in birds)
   - egg laying

1. Put into a certain place or abstract location
   - put, set, place, pose, position
    
2. Put in a horizontal position
   "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
   - put down, repose
    
3. Prepare or position for action or operation
   "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
    
4. Lay eggs
   "This hen doesn't lay"
    
5. Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
   "lay a responsibility on someone"

Derived forms: layings

See also: lay aside, lay away, lay out, lay over, layer

Type of: birth, birthing, devise, displace, get up, giving birth, impose, levy, machinate, move, organise [Brit], organize, parturition, prepare

Encyclopedia: Lay Lay, Kansas Lay, Loire