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lay

[ley] / leɪ /
ADJECTIVE
amateur, not trained in a religious or other profession
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VERB
design, plan
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VERB
bet, wager
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NOUN
a song or poem
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Over the course of his two-day testimony in front of MPs Mr Matlala laid bare his description of relationships with former and current ministers as well as top police officials.

From BBC

John’s voice dominates, in an exaggerated baritone, featuring this edit: “As the snow lay roundabout, deep and crisp and crispy.”

From Salon

Her findings revolutionized primatology and laid the foundation for other women researchers to later take the lead in the field.

From The Wall Street Journal

She lay for about 45 minutes before the SOS alert she had triggered on her Garmin tracking device was answered.

From BBC

In the somatosensory cortex, the entire body is laid out in an orderly way.

From Science Daily