lay analyst |
a psychoanalyst who has no medical degree. |
lay claim to |
to declare one's right to or ownership of. |
lay day |
any of several days allowed for loading or unloading a ship without extra charge. |
lay down |
to surrender (one's weapon or weapons). [2 definitions] |
lay eyes on |
to get a view of; see. |
lay figure |
a jointed, usu. wooden model of the human body, used by artists as a substitute for a live model. |
lay of the land |
the existing circumstances or state of affairs. |
lay off |
to cease employing (someone), sometimes only temporarily. [3 definitions] |
lay out |
to spread or arrange on a surface. [4 definitions] |
lay siege to |
to begin a forceful and persistent attack on (a city or fortification) that includes the surrounding and cutting off from supplies. |
lay (something) to rest |
to end or resolve a matter. [2 definitions] |
lay waste |
to destroy; devastate. |
layperson |
a person who is a member of a religious congregation but not of the clergy. [2 definitions] |
re-lay |
to lay again or in another way. |