lay

1. (noun) Arrangement or relationship; layout. 2. (noun) A share of the profits in a business. 3. (noun) A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance. 4. (noun) The direction a rope is twisted. 5. (noun) A casual sexual partner. 6. (noun) An act of sexual intercourse. 7. (noun) A plan; a scheme. 8. (noun) (uncountable) the laying of eggs. 9. (noun) A layer. 10. (verb) To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position. 11. (verb) To cause to subside or abate. 12. (verb) To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle). 13. (verb) To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another. 14. (verb) To produce and deposit an egg. 15. (verb) To bet (that something is or is not the case). 16. (verb) To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk. 17. (verb) To have sex with. 18. (verb) To take a position; to come or go. 19. (verb) To state; to allege. 20. (verb) To point; to aim. 21. (verb) (ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them. 22. (verb) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone. 23. (verb) To place (new type) properly in the cases. 24. (verb) To apply; to put. 25. (verb) To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.). 26. (verb) To impute; to charge; to allege. 27. (verb) To present or offer.