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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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Everyone thought the play was dead, including Charbonnet, who casually jogged across the goal line and picked up the ball as it lay in the end zone.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite announcing plans for the ballroom in July, it’s clear there’s no idea what it’s going to look like, how big it will be or how it will be laid out.

From Salon

Scharf has laid out the lofty goal of being a top five investment bank globally.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once inside the gallery, darkened to protect light-sensitive documents and clothing, some of the important battles of the Revolutionary War are laid out chronologically.

From The Wall Street Journal

I think it’s a very natural human thing to want to exceed a standard that someone else has laid out.

From Los Angeles Times