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    "word": "lay",
    "phonetic": "/le\u026a/",
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        "text": "/le\u026a/",
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      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Arrangement or relationship; layout.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "the lay of the land"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A share of the profits in a business.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The direction a rope is twisted.",
            "synonyms": [],
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            "example": "Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A casual sexual partner.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "An act of sexual intercourse.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A plan; a scheme.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(uncountable) the laying of eggs.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The hens are off the lay at present."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A layer.",
            "synonyms": [],
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          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
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      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A shower of rain lays the dust."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cause to subside or abate.",
            "synonyms": [
              "becalm",
              "settle down"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "lay brick;\u00a0 lay flooring"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To produce and deposit an egg.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Did dinosaurs lay their eggs in a nest?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To bet (that something is or is not the case).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'll lay that he doesn't turn up on Monday."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To have sex with.",
            "synonyms": [
              "lie by",
              "lie with",
              "sleep with"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To take a position; to come or go.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to lay forward;\u00a0 to lay aloft"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To state; to allege.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to lay the venue"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To point; to aim.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to lay a gun"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to lay a cable or rope"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To place (new type) properly in the cases.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To apply; to put.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to lay a tax on land"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To impute; to charge; to allege.",
            "synonyms": [
              "ascribe",
              "attribute"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To present or offer.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to lay an indictment in a particular county; \u00a0 to lay a scheme before one"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "ascribe",
          "attribute",
          "becalm",
          "settle down",
          "lie by",
          "lie with",
          "sleep with"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
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      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
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          {
            "definition": "A lake.",
            "synonyms": [],
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          }
        ],
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    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "They seemed more lay than clerical."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
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    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The book lies on the table;\u00a0 the snow lies on the roof;\u00a0 he lies in his coffin"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be placed or situated.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The paper does not lie smooth on the wall."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Used with with: to have sexual relations with.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To lodge; to sleep.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
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    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "1805 The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Sir Walter Scott."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
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    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A meadow; a lea.",
            "synonyms": [],
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          }
        ],
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      }
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    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A law.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An obligation; a vow.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
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    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).",
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