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1862 lines
74 KiB
JSON
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"Layan\u00e1":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of the Layan\u00e1 people":[],
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": an Arawakan people living opposite the mouth of the Apa river in Paraguay":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish, of American Indian origin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6l\u012b\u0259-",
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"\u00a6l\u00e4y\u0259\u00a6n\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125659",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Layard":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Sir Austen Henry 1817\u20131894 English archaeologist and diplomat":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0259rd",
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"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02cc\u00e4rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053221",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"lay":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a partner in sexual intercourse":[],
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": a simple narrative poem : ballad":[],
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": assert , allege":[
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"lay claim to an estate"
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],
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": bet , wager":[],
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": calm , allay":[
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"lay the dust"
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],
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": covert , lair":[],
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": lie entry 1":[],
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": line of action : plan":[],
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": line of work : occupation":[],
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": melody , song":[],
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": of or relating to members of a religious house occupied with domestic or manual work":[
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"a lay brother"
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],
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": of or relating to the laity : not ecclesiastical":[],
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": plan , prepare":[],
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": prepare , contrive":[
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"a well- laid plan"
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],
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": see , behold":[
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"I never laid eyes on her before today."
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],
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": sexual intercourse":[],
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": share of profit (as on a whaling voyage) paid in lieu of wages":[],
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": something (such as a layer) that lies or is laid (see lay entry 1 )":[],
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": terms of sale or employment : price":[],
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": the amount of advance of any point in a rope strand for one turn":[],
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": the nature of a fiber rope as determined by the amount of twist, the angle of the strands, and the angle of the threads in the strands":[],
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": the state of one that lays eggs":[
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"hens coming into lay"
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],
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": the way in which a thing lies or is laid in relation to something else":[
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"the lay of the land"
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],
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": to advance as an accusation : impute":[
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"the disaster was laid to faulty inspection"
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],
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": to apply oneself vigorously":[
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"laid to his oars"
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],
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": to attack especially verbally":[
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"laid into the referee"
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],
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": to beat or strike down with force":[],
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": to bring against or into contact with something : apply":[
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"laid the watch to his ear"
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],
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": to bring forth and deposit (an egg)":[],
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": to bring to a specified condition":[
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"lay waste the land"
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],
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": to copulate with":[],
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": to dispose or spread over or on a surface":[
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"lay track",
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"lay plaster"
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],
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": to fail or blunder especially embarrassingly":[
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"The professor tried to be funny, but he laid an egg ."
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],
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": to impose as a duty, burden, or punishment":[
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"lay a tax"
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],
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": to place (something immaterial) on something":[
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"lay stress on grammar"
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],
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": to press down giving a smooth and even surface":[
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"brushing to lay the nap"
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],
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": to proceed to a specified place or position on a ship":[
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"lay aloft"
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],
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": to produce and deposit eggs":[],
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": to put (something, such as legislation) on the agenda":[],
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": to put as a burden of reproach":[
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"laid the blame on her"
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],
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": to put or set down":[
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"lay your books on the table"
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],
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": to remove (a parliamentary motion ) from consideration indefinitely":[],
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": to set in order or position":[
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"lay a table for dinner",
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"lay brick"
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],
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": to submit for examination and judgment":[
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"laid her case before the commission"
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],
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": wager , bet":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Lay the fabric carefully on the table.",
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"He laid a gentle hand on her shoulder.",
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"She laid the baby in his crib for a nap.",
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"When will they lay the foundation for the addition",
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"lay tracks for the new railroad",
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"They laid him in his grave.",
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"Adjective",
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"a science magazine written for the lay public"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English leyen , from Old English lecgan ; akin to Old English licgan to lie \u2014 more at lie":"Verb and Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French lai , from Late Latin laicus , from Greek laikos of the people, from laos people":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French lai \u2014 see lay entry 5":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"depose",
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"deposit",
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"dispose",
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"emplace",
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"fix",
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"place",
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"position",
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"put",
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"set",
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"set up",
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"situate",
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"stick"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074809",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lay a/the foundation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to create a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath":[],
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": to provide something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) from which another thing develops or can develop":[
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"Her early research laid the foundation for many important medical discoveries."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024640",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lay analyst":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a psychoanalyst who is not a physician":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192616",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lay aside":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to keep (something) for special or future use : to reserve or save (something)":[
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"She has been able to lay aside a few dollars each week."
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],
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": to place (something) to one side":[
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"She laid aside the book she had been reading and turned on the TV.",
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"\u2014 often used figuratively Plans for a new school have been laid aside . We need to lay our differences aside so that we can learn to work together."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040130",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"lay away":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a purchasing agreement by which a retailer agrees to hold merchandise secured by a deposit until the price is paid in full by the customer":[],
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": to put aside for future use or delivery":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"We bought the table and chairs on layaway , so we won't have them until December.",
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"The store offers a layaway plan for large purchases.",
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"Verb",
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"the weather forecast warned of a severe storm, so we laid away a generous supply of bottled water and canned food just in case",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The mobile layaway payments provide them with all-important privacy and flexibility. \u2014 Myagro, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"The lending practice is similar to layaway and credit card services. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
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"Fans can secure any ticket type on layaway for a $9.95 deposit. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 3 May 2022",
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"The lowest option for layaway deposits will be available for three days only and ends May 8 at 11:59pm PT. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 3 May 2022",
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"Part of its success was due to its early adoption of layaway programs, which allowed customers who lacked credit to reserve items and pay for them in installments. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Part of its success was due to its early adoption of layaway programs, which allowed customers who lacked credit to reserve items and pay for them in installments. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Part of its success was due to its early adoption of layaway programs, which allowed customers who lacked credit to reserve items and pay for them in installments. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Part of its success was due to its early adoption of layaway programs, which allowed customers who lacked credit to reserve items and pay for them in installments. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1928, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cache",
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"hoard",
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"lay by",
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"lay in",
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"lay up",
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"put by",
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"salt away",
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"squirrel (away)",
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"stash",
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"stockpile",
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"store",
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"stow",
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"treasure"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071402",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lay bare":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to reveal or uncover private information or feelings":[
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"He laid bare his soul.",
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"The book is an attempt to lay bare the secrets of this very powerful political family."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202705",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lay bone":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": either of the pubic bones of a hen":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"lay entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190834",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lay by":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the final operation (such as a last cultivating) in the growing of a field crop":[],
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": to cultivate (a crop, such as corn) for the last time":[],
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": to lay aside : discard":[],
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": to store for future use : save":[],
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": turnout sense 2b":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"a politician who had laid by his principles years ago",
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"ever since the last hurricane caught them unprepared, they have laid by emergency supplies"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02ccb\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cashier",
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"cast (off)",
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"chuck",
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"deep-six",
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"discard",
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"ditch",
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"dump",
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"eighty-six",
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"86",
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"exorcise",
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"exorcize",
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"fling (off ",
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"jettison",
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"junk",
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"lose",
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"pitch",
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"reject",
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"scrap",
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"shed",
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"shuck (off)",
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"slough (off)",
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"sluff (off)",
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"throw away",
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"throw out",
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"toss",
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"unload"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175857",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lay down":{
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"antonyms":[
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"repeal",
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"rescind",
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"revoke"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": establish , prescribe":[
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"lay down a scale for a map"
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],
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": record":[
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"laying down songs for their new album"
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],
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": store , preserve":[
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"laid down a young wine"
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],
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": to assert or command dogmatically":[
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"lay down the law"
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],
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": to direct toward a target":[
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"lay down a barrage"
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],
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": to give up : surrender":[
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"lay down your arms"
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],
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": to hit along the ground":[
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"laid down a sacrifice bunt"
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],
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": to lie down":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals",
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"at the risk of their popularity, the parents laid down the rules for the party and wouldn't accept any arguments",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Wrapped in pink, blue and white flags, a group of people lay down on the ground in front of a stage where representatives from Glamazon, an Amazon affinity group for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, were delivering speeches under a Pride flag. \u2014 Lauren Rosenblatt, Chicago Tribune , 2 July 2022",
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"Lyons, a four-star tight end, lay down in full uniform next to it. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
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"The station dog, Zhuzha, lay down in the middle of the room. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
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"But someone had to lay down the gauntlet, and better to have a beefy big man selling wolf tickets than a skinny point guard. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"Having his indie-rock hero, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, in to co-write and lay down some heavenly vocal stacking on top of the existential-dental pain, for celestial effect, adds a strange level of irony. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 5 June 2022",
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"Weed buyers lined up before sunrise outside recreational cannabis dispensaries across the Garden State waiting for the doors to open and lay down some green for some green for the first time without a medical excuse or legal risk. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Students from several Providence, Rhode Island, schools lay down for three minutes outside the Rhode Island State House. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 27 May 2022",
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"Also, before spreading your mulch, lay down newspaper (no color ads) to act like landscape cloth to suppress weeds. Bulk up. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 16 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"constitute",
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"enact",
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"legislate",
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"make",
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"ordain",
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"pass"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174126",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lay great stress/emphasis on":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to stress or emphasize (something) very much":[
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"She lays great stress/emphasis on good manners."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113113",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lay in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lay by , save":[
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"lays in food for the winter"
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],
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": layup sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Elmore added a layin but the Senators wouldn't score in the game's final two minutes. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"Verge tied it with a layin but was called for a technical, sending him to the bench with his fourth foul. \u2014 Jim Hoehn, chicagotribune.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"The Vikings started taking control right after the break, as sophomore Jeremy Sanchez -- who had played just 17 minutes all season -- came into the game and his steal and layin narrowed the deficit to 35-34. \u2014 Special To Cleveland.com, cleveland , 21 Feb. 2021",
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"Patty Mills\u2019 buzzer-beating layin on an alley-oop feed from Dejounte Murray gave the Spurs a 51-47 lead at halftime Saturday. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Feb. 2021",
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"Butler made a pass artistic bounce pass down the lane to Kelly Olynyk for a layin . \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Oct. 2020",
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"Nunez stole a pass and blew by defenders for an easy layin , capping a 17-2 third-quarter run and giving Lowell a 43-42 advantage. \u2014 Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Jan. 2020",
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"Leesburg responded with two 3-point shots by Erving, a fastbreak layin by Erving and a couple of stops. \u2014 Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com , 8 Mar. 2018",
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"After another Osceola mistake, Harge scored another layin off a sideline inbounds play. \u2014 Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com , 3 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02ccin"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cache",
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"hoard",
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"lay away",
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"lay by",
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"lay up",
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"put by",
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"salt away",
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"squirrel (away)",
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"stash",
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"stockpile",
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"store",
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"stow",
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"treasure"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065737",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lay off":{
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"antonyms":[
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"break",
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"break off",
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"break up",
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"can",
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"cease",
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"cut off",
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"cut out",
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"desist (from)",
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"discontinue",
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"drop",
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"end",
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"give over",
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"halt",
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"knock off",
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"leave off",
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"pack (up ",
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"quit",
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"shut off",
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"stop"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a period of inactivity or idleness":[],
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": avoid , quit":[
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"was advised to lay off smoking and alcohol"
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],
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": to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily":[],
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": to leave one alone":[
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"wish you'd just lay off"
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],
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": to leave undisturbed":[],
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": to mark or measure off":[],
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": to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk":[],
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": to refrain from swinging at (a pitch)":[],
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": to stop doing or taking something":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The company announced the layoff of several hundred employees.",
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"More layoffs are expected at the factory later this year.",
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"The band finally has a new album after a three year layoff .",
|
|
"a layoff of three years",
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"Verb",
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"you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Emilia, hours after her layoff , shared her shock and sadness in a tweet. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Golovkin will fight Canelo Alvarez for a third time in September, which is the fight Charlo had been hoping for during his long layoff . \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Robles, who last pitched May 22, expects his layoff to be short. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
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"Draymond Green is showing signs of life after his long injury layoff and stretch of subpar games, but Green, like Thompson, is a better player when Curry is on the floor. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Reyna\u2019s minutes are likely to be limited, given his long layoff . \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Four games back from their lengthy layoff , the Trojans still were dragging their feet. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The Red Wings have been outscored 8-2 since returning from their 13-day layoff , including a pitiful showing in a 5-1 loss to Boston on Sunday. ... \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Warn List, which posts notifications of companies planning to close plants or layoff employees, states that Parkdale Mills will begin closing July 24, costing 113 people their jobs. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"The pandemic forced AleSmith, one of the area\u2019s oldest surviving breweries, to lay off some staff and temporarily cut the pay of others. \u2014 Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Cryptocurrency prices continue to plummet, leading several major cryptocurrency companies to lay off staff. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The pandemic put new strains on the Philharmonic, which was forced to cancel its 2020-21 season, lay off staff and slash its musicians\u2019 salaries by 25 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The charity had to close several research grant programs and lay off staff, Ruddy said. \u2014 David Armstrong, ProPublica , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Illy managed not to lay off any Italian staff, said David Brussa, Illy\u2019s quality and sustainability director. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
|
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"He was forced to lay off his entire staff and pivot to online and telephone orders only. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The company could lay off a person and the worker can decide to leave for a better offer. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Management burns through cash and eventually must lay off employees and reduce production. \u2014 Phillip S. Coles, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1748, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"ax",
|
|
"axe",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"furlough",
|
|
"redundancy"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080025",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"lay on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": attack , beat":[],
|
|
": hand out":[
|
|
"laid on awards"
|
|
],
|
|
": hire":[],
|
|
": provide , arrange":[
|
|
"food laid on in abundance"
|
|
],
|
|
": to apply by or as if by spreading on a surface":[
|
|
"laying it on thick"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel",
|
|
"lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Red Lodge, Montana, the waters of Rock Creek jumped their banks, washed over a bridge and slammed into a house that lay on its side as the current continued to push up against it. \u2014 Fox News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Contest day dawned sunny and clear, except for a dense fog that lay on the ocean. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"At the city hospital, an older woman lay on a hospital bed, nearly motionless, but with her eyes open. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Joyce Johnson-Albert lay on a bed at the health center with an IV in her arm. \u2014 Mark Thiessen And Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Drivers in Cairo are not afraid to lay on their horns. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"So three of us had to lay on the floor the whole entire trip [laughs]. \u2014 Gail Mitchell, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Its unique design features face and arm holes for those who want to lay on their stomach. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The jurors apparently agreed with contentions by defense attorneys that the officers feared for their lives when King resisted their initial commands to lay on the ground and submit to handcuffing. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"apply",
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230548",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lay out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disburse",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"expend",
|
|
"fork (over, out, ",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"outlay",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"shell out",
|
|
"spend"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a set or outfit especially of tools":[],
|
|
": arrange , design":[],
|
|
": display , exhibit":[],
|
|
": dummy sense 5b":[],
|
|
": final arrangement of matter to be reproduced especially by printing":[],
|
|
": something that is laid out":[
|
|
"a model train layout"
|
|
],
|
|
": spend":[],
|
|
": the act or process of planning or laying out in detail":[],
|
|
": the plan or design or arrangement of something laid out: such as":[],
|
|
": to knock flat or unconscious":[],
|
|
": to mark (work) for drilling, machining, or filing":[],
|
|
": to plan in detail":[
|
|
"lay out a campaign"
|
|
],
|
|
": to prepare (a corpse) for viewing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The layout of the apartment was good, but the kitchen was too small.",
|
|
"She designed the page layout for the new magazine.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself",
|
|
"the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"They were assaulted at night, and the attacker apparently knew their habits, including in some cases the layout of their apartments. \u2014 Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"And the city's separate police force dispatched its SWAT team, in tactical gear, to learn the layout of school buildings. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"And the city\u2019s separate police force dispatched its SWAT team, in tactical gear, to learn the layout of school buildings. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"After installing the walls, the ceiling and the electrics, Mckechnie took some time out to design the layout of the van. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The rear wheels are now supported by a new multi-link suspension layout in place of the former double wishbone configuration. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The 141-room property, part of Hilton's Curio Collection, is sure to delight any design enthusiast with its impressive art installations, large sculptures, living walls, bespoke furnishings, and a spacious, open-concept layout . \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Sunday's festivities at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit begin at 4 p.m. with a red carpet layout , a VIP reception following at 5 p.m. and the awards and gala at 6 p.m. \u2014 Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Saab played with a cab-rearward layout like a sports car but kept the footprint of a front-wheel-drive family sedan. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 14 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02ccau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"configuration",
|
|
"conformation",
|
|
"format",
|
|
"formation",
|
|
"setout",
|
|
"setup"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072703",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lay over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defer",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"hold off (on)",
|
|
"hold over",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"postpone",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put over",
|
|
"remit",
|
|
"shelve"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": postpone":[],
|
|
": stopover":[],
|
|
": to make a stopover":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"our flight from New York to San Francisco made a layover in Chicago",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"we'll have to lay over a discussion of the issue until the next meeting",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"On the day in question, Lowe had two-inch-long gray hair and wore a mask during his layover at DFW Airport. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"On my way back to the States, on my layover in Warsaw, the massacre in Bucha at the end of March hits the news cycle. \u2014 Harper Simon, SPIN , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"During the layover , there was a burglary at a duty-free store in one of the Dallas terminals \u2014 and police were able to trace the culprit onto Lowe's plane from Dallas to Reno, the lawsuit said. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Dibee, a civil engineer, was in Havana on a layover . \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The lawsuit claims that during a layover in Burundi in August 2020, Rwandan President Paul Kagame\u2019s security agents drugged Rusesabagina and took him back to Rwanda, where he was tortured and illegally imprisoned. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"For years, Athens was considered a layover for outsiders who opted to forgo an overnight stay in the city on their way to the Greek Islands. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead of having a layover in Iceland or Ireland, Darcy and her boyfriend paid more for a direct flight from Boston. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Their airline rebooked them with flights that included a layover in Boston. \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"True to the Superleggera legacy, the curvy exterior is composed of thin-gauge aluminum panels that lay over a steel tube structure. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Then this braid will lay over this part, and this braid is kind of laying over on the side of this braid. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The total order was for 14 flags, Brewer added, including 12 to lay over coffins for a burial scene. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"After nearly two hours of comments, including three people speaking in favor of the ordinance and 11 against, supervisors voted to lay over the ordinance until April, giving them time to visit the trails. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The Floral Heart Project, another participating group, will lay over 100 floral hearts created by volunteers across the US. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 1 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Divide up the cheese slices and lay over the apples. \u2014 Star Tribune , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"My arms itched, my scalp itched, and malaise lay over me like a mist. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Nine-year-old Morgan Anderson was stranded at Denver International Airport with her family during an interminable lay over Friday afternoon on their way to North Dakota. \u2014 Joe Rubino, The Denver Post , 7 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1838, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1873, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"stopover"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115201",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lay up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shot in basketball made from near the basket usually by playing the ball off the backboard":[],
|
|
": the action of laying up or the condition of being laid up":[],
|
|
": to disable or confine with illness or injury":[
|
|
"a knee injury laid him up for a week"
|
|
],
|
|
": to store up : lay by":[],
|
|
": to take out of active service":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Soon met with a double team, Brionna Jones spun out and found a cutting Jonquel Jones down low for an easy layup to put Connecticut up 13 points. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"On one sequence early in the second quarter, Tatum appeared to be taking on Giannis Antetokounmpo one on one, only to find Williams, who drove for an open layup , an easy 2 points that seemed to boost his confidence. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The 2021-22 basketball season was all of 10 minutes old when Lexi Bargesser was about to make an easy layup . \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Embiid grabbed the rebound and looked primed to tie it with an easy layup , but Antetokounmpo swatted it with 1.6 seconds left. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Mitchell missed an easy layup in the paint with 24 seconds left and the Hornets grabbed the rebound. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Hurricanes had their own run to start the fourth, as Darius Fletcher scored an easy layup to cut the deficit to 39-37 with 5:52 to play in regulation. \u2014 Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Logan Palmer grabbed the loose ball and fired an outlet pass to junior Whitney Lind for an open layup , and Cooper led 46-33. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Trojans then scored the final five points of the half \u2014 including a putback and an uncontested layup \u2014 to take a 6-point lead into the locker room. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"lay away",
|
|
"lay by",
|
|
"lay in",
|
|
"put by",
|
|
"salt away",
|
|
"squirrel (away)",
|
|
"stash",
|
|
"stockpile",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"stow",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200251",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lay-by":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the final operation (such as a last cultivating) in the growing of a field crop":[],
|
|
": to cultivate (a crop, such as corn) for the last time":[],
|
|
": to lay aside : discard":[],
|
|
": to store for future use : save":[],
|
|
": turnout sense 2b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"a politician who had laid by his principles years ago",
|
|
"ever since the last hurricane caught them unprepared, they have laid by emergency supplies"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02ccb\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cashier",
|
|
"cast (off)",
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
"deep-six",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"ditch",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"eighty-six",
|
|
"86",
|
|
"exorcise",
|
|
"exorcize",
|
|
"fling (off ",
|
|
"jettison",
|
|
"junk",
|
|
"lose",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"shed",
|
|
"shuck (off)",
|
|
"slough (off)",
|
|
"sluff (off)",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"throw out",
|
|
"toss",
|
|
"unload"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182900",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"layabout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doer",
|
|
"go-ahead",
|
|
"go-getter",
|
|
"hummer",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"self-starter"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lazy shiftless person : idler":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she regretted ever asking that layabout to be her roommate, as he created the mess of two people and refused to help with anything",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Benjamin was cast as Dr. Katz\u2019s layabout son, and Silverman as his receptionist. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Melanie Lynskey plays the drug-delivering layabout Hannah who, after getting in trouble with the law, is hired to do tours at a Georgia historical siteas Lady Wadsworth, the matriarch of the manor who died suspiciously in 1875. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 16 Sep. 2021",
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"The relationships among the characters feel lived-in; the generational tension between a group of layabout teens, pulling inhumane pranks in the woods, and their pained parents is especially vivid. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 3 May 2021",
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"But Yolanda is busy babying Amadeo, Angel\u2019s 33-year-old layabout dad. \u2014 Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2021",
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"Hulu\u2019s show tapped in to a certain kind of layabout , day-drinking malaise that is currently missing from a lot of people\u2019s summers. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 7 Aug. 2020",
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"Fourteen-year-old Adunni lives in a Nigerian village with her layabout , alcoholic father and two brothers. \u2014 Tsitsi Dangarembga, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
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"Orwell thought of the poor as decent people, but he\u2019d be baffled to observe today that the welfare state has created a class of layabouts who, liberated from economic anguish, shackle themselves to screens, drugs, alcohol. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 June 2019",
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"The food company, widely admired in the industry for its track record of turning around aging brands, sees opportunity for the Andy Capp\u2019s line of snacks, named after the layabout star of the British comic strip.... \u2014 Aaron Back, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2019"
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],
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": a person who is not a member of the clergy":[
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]
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"examples":[
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"For a layman , he knows a lot about the law.",
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"He's an important layman in his church.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In layman \u2019s terms: the group wants to ensure future iterations of the still-nascent metaverse allow users to jump between platforms with minimal friction, with no single company dominating the landscape. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
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"In layman \u2019s terms, this means that people who deposited money with Celsius to reap its famously high returns can\u2019t, for the time being, get it out. \u2014 Steven Zeitchik, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
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"In layman \u2019s terms, coupling a heavy lifting movement with an explosive exercise immediately following can help generate more athletic force. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
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"While all four lawyers took many hours to hit the high points of the wrong doings from each side, the main point argued, in layman terms, was that the person of the opposing team was lying. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
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"In layman \u2019s terms, years of unfair societal treatment of underserved communities has funneled into poor healthcare. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 4 June 2022",
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"Both before and during the pandemic, parents and community members have complained that the district\u2019s communication is not consistent or put into layman \u2019s speak. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
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"This metamorphosis is triggered by that all-powerful force known as matriarchal mortification, or in layman \u2019s terms, an embarrassing mom. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In layman 's terms, the best-seller's bond-repairing formula brings even extremely damaged hair back to its glossy, frizz-free glory. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 25 Feb. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"amateur",
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"dilettante",
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"nonexpert",
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"nonprofessional",
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"potterer",
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"putterer",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093111",
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|
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": to mark or measure off":[],
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": to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk":[],
|
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": to refrain from swinging at (a pitch)":[],
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": to stop doing or taking something":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
|
"The company announced the layoff of several hundred employees.",
|
|
"More layoffs are expected at the factory later this year.",
|
|
"The band finally has a new album after a three year layoff .",
|
|
"a layoff of three years",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Emilia, hours after her layoff , shared her shock and sadness in a tweet. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Golovkin will fight Canelo Alvarez for a third time in September, which is the fight Charlo had been hoping for during his long layoff . \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Robles, who last pitched May 22, expects his layoff to be short. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Draymond Green is showing signs of life after his long injury layoff and stretch of subpar games, but Green, like Thompson, is a better player when Curry is on the floor. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Reyna\u2019s minutes are likely to be limited, given his long layoff . \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Four games back from their lengthy layoff , the Trojans still were dragging their feet. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The Red Wings have been outscored 8-2 since returning from their 13-day layoff , including a pitiful showing in a 5-1 loss to Boston on Sunday. ... \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Warn List, which posts notifications of companies planning to close plants or layoff employees, states that Parkdale Mills will begin closing July 24, costing 113 people their jobs. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The pandemic forced AleSmith, one of the area\u2019s oldest surviving breweries, to lay off some staff and temporarily cut the pay of others. \u2014 Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Cryptocurrency prices continue to plummet, leading several major cryptocurrency companies to lay off staff. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The pandemic put new strains on the Philharmonic, which was forced to cancel its 2020-21 season, lay off staff and slash its musicians\u2019 salaries by 25 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The charity had to close several research grant programs and lay off staff, Ruddy said. \u2014 David Armstrong, ProPublica , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Illy managed not to lay off any Italian staff, said David Brussa, Illy\u2019s quality and sustainability director. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"He was forced to lay off his entire staff and pivot to online and telephone orders only. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The company could lay off a person and the worker can decide to leave for a better offer. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Management burns through cash and eventually must lay off employees and reduce production. \u2014 Phillip S. Coles, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022"
|
|
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|
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"1748, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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|
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|
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|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"furlough",
|
|
"redundancy"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012807",
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"type":[
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"layout":{
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|
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|
|
"disburse",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"expend",
|
|
"fork (over, out, ",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"outlay",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"shell out",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"a model train layout"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
": the act or process of planning or laying out in detail":[],
|
|
": the plan or design or arrangement of something laid out: such as":[],
|
|
": to knock flat or unconscious":[],
|
|
": to mark (work) for drilling, machining, or filing":[],
|
|
": to plan in detail":[
|
|
"lay out a campaign"
|
|
],
|
|
": to prepare (a corpse) for viewing":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
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|
"Noun",
|
|
"The layout of the apartment was good, but the kitchen was too small.",
|
|
"She designed the page layout for the new magazine.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself",
|
|
"the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"They were assaulted at night, and the attacker apparently knew their habits, including in some cases the layout of their apartments. \u2014 Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"And the city's separate police force dispatched its SWAT team, in tactical gear, to learn the layout of school buildings. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"And the city\u2019s separate police force dispatched its SWAT team, in tactical gear, to learn the layout of school buildings. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"After installing the walls, the ceiling and the electrics, Mckechnie took some time out to design the layout of the van. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The rear wheels are now supported by a new multi-link suspension layout in place of the former double wishbone configuration. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The 141-room property, part of Hilton's Curio Collection, is sure to delight any design enthusiast with its impressive art installations, large sculptures, living walls, bespoke furnishings, and a spacious, open-concept layout . \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Sunday's festivities at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit begin at 4 p.m. with a red carpet layout , a VIP reception following at 5 p.m. and the awards and gala at 6 p.m. \u2014 Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Saab played with a cab-rearward layout like a sports car but kept the footprint of a front-wheel-drive family sedan. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 14 May 2022"
|
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"format",
|
|
"formation",
|
|
"setout",
|
|
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|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"layover":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defer",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"hold off (on)",
|
|
"hold over",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"postpone",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put over",
|
|
"remit",
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"our flight from New York to San Francisco made a layover in Chicago",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"we'll have to lay over a discussion of the issue until the next meeting",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"On the day in question, Lowe had two-inch-long gray hair and wore a mask during his layover at DFW Airport. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"On my way back to the States, on my layover in Warsaw, the massacre in Bucha at the end of March hits the news cycle. \u2014 Harper Simon, SPIN , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"During the layover , there was a burglary at a duty-free store in one of the Dallas terminals \u2014 and police were able to trace the culprit onto Lowe's plane from Dallas to Reno, the lawsuit said. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Dibee, a civil engineer, was in Havana on a layover . \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The lawsuit claims that during a layover in Burundi in August 2020, Rwandan President Paul Kagame\u2019s security agents drugged Rusesabagina and took him back to Rwanda, where he was tortured and illegally imprisoned. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"For years, Athens was considered a layover for outsiders who opted to forgo an overnight stay in the city on their way to the Greek Islands. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead of having a layover in Iceland or Ireland, Darcy and her boyfriend paid more for a direct flight from Boston. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Their airline rebooked them with flights that included a layover in Boston. \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"True to the Superleggera legacy, the curvy exterior is composed of thin-gauge aluminum panels that lay over a steel tube structure. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Then this braid will lay over this part, and this braid is kind of laying over on the side of this braid. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The total order was for 14 flags, Brewer added, including 12 to lay over coffins for a burial scene. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"After nearly two hours of comments, including three people speaking in favor of the ordinance and 11 against, supervisors voted to lay over the ordinance until April, giving them time to visit the trails. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The Floral Heart Project, another participating group, will lay over 100 floral hearts created by volunteers across the US. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 1 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Divide up the cheese slices and lay over the apples. \u2014 Star Tribune , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"My arms itched, my scalp itched, and malaise lay over me like a mist. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Nine-year-old Morgan Anderson was stranded at Denver International Airport with her family during an interminable lay over Friday afternoon on their way to North Dakota. \u2014 Joe Rubino, The Denver Post , 7 Feb. 2020"
|
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"1838, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"layperson":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of the laity":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a meeting between clergy and laypeople",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Topgolf aims to reset how the layperson experiences the game by placing a new kind of welcome mat outside golf\u2019s haughty front gates. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"While the archived atelier gown might be a bit beyond the layperson \u2019s reach, the wallpaper\u2014as of this week\u2014is not. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Ben Wilcox, co-founder of the government watchdog group Integrity Florida, said to a layperson , 100 days seems more than sufficient for DeSantis to decide, particularly since the investigation is complete. \u2014 Terry Spencer, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Besides closing the first two weeks of 2022, and opening the way to a long holiday weekend, Friday tested the layperson \u2019s knack for predicting weather. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"His mother, Darrylene, vows to sue Live Nation; a layperson imagines the case would be strong, though few families could be more intimately familiar with the court system\u2019s failings. \u2014 Paul Thompson, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The websites for the magazines Discover and WIRED are both reliable, layperson -friendly sites where readers can get accurate information. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Hanycz is the university's 35th president and the first woman and layperson to lead Xavier in its 190-year history. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In contrast, much of what seems difficult about fusion to a layperson \u2014super-hot plasmas, magnetic bottles, toroidal coils\u2014is bread and butter for a fusion scientist. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021"
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102921",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a shot in basketball made from near the basket usually by playing the ball off the backboard":[],
|
|
": the action of laying up or the condition of being laid up":[],
|
|
": to disable or confine with illness or injury":[
|
|
"a knee injury laid him up for a week"
|
|
],
|
|
": to store up : lay by":[],
|
|
": to take out of active service":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Soon met with a double team, Brionna Jones spun out and found a cutting Jonquel Jones down low for an easy layup to put Connecticut up 13 points. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"On one sequence early in the second quarter, Tatum appeared to be taking on Giannis Antetokounmpo one on one, only to find Williams, who drove for an open layup , an easy 2 points that seemed to boost his confidence. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The 2021-22 basketball season was all of 10 minutes old when Lexi Bargesser was about to make an easy layup . \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
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"Embiid grabbed the rebound and looked primed to tie it with an easy layup , but Antetokounmpo swatted it with 1.6 seconds left. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Mitchell missed an easy layup in the paint with 24 seconds left and the Hornets grabbed the rebound. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"The Hurricanes had their own run to start the fourth, as Darius Fletcher scored an easy layup to cut the deficit to 39-37 with 5:52 to play in regulation. \u2014 Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Logan Palmer grabbed the loose ball and fired an outlet pass to junior Whitney Lind for an open layup , and Cooper led 46-33. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"The Trojans then scored the final five points of the half \u2014 including a putback and an uncontested layup \u2014 to take a 6-point lead into the locker room. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02cc\u0259p"
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],
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"cache",
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"hoard",
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"lay away",
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"lay by",
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"lay in",
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"put by",
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"salt away",
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"squirrel (away)",
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"stash",
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"stockpile",
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"store",
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"stow",
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"treasure"
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"verb"
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"type":[
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"noun, plural in construction"
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],
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": ordinary people : laymen":[
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"decreed that no layfolk should possess books of scripture",
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"\u2014 G. G. Coulton"
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},
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"Middle English, from lay entry 5 + folk":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171121"
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},
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"laymen":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who is not a member of the clergy":[
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"The parish council consisted of both clergy and laymen ."
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],
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": a person who does not belong to a particular profession or who is not expert in some field":[
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"For a layman , he knows a lot about the law."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101-m\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amateur",
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"dabbler",
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"dilettante",
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"hobbyist",
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"nonexpert",
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"nonprofessional",
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"potterer",
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"putterer",
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"tinkerer"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"authority",
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"expert",
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"pro",
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"professional",
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"specialist"
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],
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"examples":[
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"For a layman , he knows a lot about the law.",
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"He's an important layman in his church.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In layman \u2019s terms: the group wants to ensure future iterations of the still-nascent metaverse allow users to jump between platforms with minimal friction, with no single company dominating the landscape. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
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"In layman \u2019s terms, this means that people who deposited money with Celsius to reap its famously high returns can\u2019t, for the time being, get it out. \u2014 Steven Zeitchik, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
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"In layman \u2019s terms, coupling a heavy lifting movement with an explosive exercise immediately following can help generate more athletic force. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
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"While all four lawyers took many hours to hit the high points of the wrong doings from each side, the main point argued, in layman terms, was that the person of the opposing team was lying. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
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"In layman \u2019s terms, years of unfair societal treatment of underserved communities has funneled into poor healthcare. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 4 June 2022",
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"Both before and during the pandemic, parents and community members have complained that the district\u2019s communication is not consistent or put into layman \u2019s speak. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"This metamorphosis is triggered by that all-powerful force known as matriarchal mortification, or in layman \u2019s terms, an embarrassing mom. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"In layman 's terms, the best-seller's bond-repairing formula brings even extremely damaged hair back to its glossy, frizz-free glory. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 25 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174615"
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},
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"lay a finger on":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to touch or hit (someone)":[
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"\u2014 usually used in negative statements I don't know what he's complaining about. I never laid a finger on him ."
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]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191528"
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},
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"layman's terms":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": simple language that anyone can understand":[
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"The process was explained to us in layman's terms ."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192139"
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},
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"lay the groundwork/foundation":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to provide the right conditions":[
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"We are laying the groundwork/foundation for additional research."
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]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200515"
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},
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"lay to":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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": to bring (a ship) into the wind and hold stationary":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1796, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202503"
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},
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"lay hold of":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to take and hold (something) : to grab":[
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"Lay hold of that rope and pull."
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],
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": to understand (something)":[
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"The idea is difficult to lay hold of ."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213416"
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},
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"lay the blame/responsibility on":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": to blame (someone for something)":[
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"The author lays the blame/responsibility for the state of the environment squarely on the government."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222946"
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},
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"layne":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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|
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": to refrain from telling something":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0101n"
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],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English laynen , from Old Norse leyna to conceal; akin to Old English l\u0233gnan to deny, Old High German lougnen , Gothic laugujan to deny, Old Norse lj\u016bga to lie, tell a lie":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223311"
|
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},
|
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"Layton":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"city in northern Utah north of Salt Lake City population 67,311":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0101-t\u1d4an"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225451"
|
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},
|
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"lay low":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to bring or strike to earth : fell":[
|
|
"hurricane winds are likely to lay low the balloon"
|
|
],
|
|
": to knock out of a fight or out of action":[
|
|
"flu had laid him low"
|
|
],
|
|
": kill":[
|
|
"laid low six or seven jackdaws",
|
|
"\u2014 Ian Niall"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lie low":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233214"
|
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},
|
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"lay lord":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a British peer who is not a law lord":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004127"
|
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},
|
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"lay figure":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a jointed model of the human body used by artists to show the disposition of drapery":[],
|
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": a person so compliant as to be likened to a puppet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cat's-paw",
|
|
"instrument",
|
|
"pawn",
|
|
"puppet",
|
|
"tool"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the novel's characters are not fully fleshed humans, but are simply lay figures strutted out to serve as mouthpieces for conflicting points of view"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"obsolete English layman lay figure, from Dutch leeman":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044616"
|
|
},
|
|
"lay underwriter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an underwriter of life or accident or health insurance who is without medical training":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060707"
|
|
},
|
|
"lay fee":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fee in land held on condition of the rendering of secular as opposed to religious services \u2014 compare frankalmoign , peter's pence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from lay entry 5 + fee":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060710"
|
|
},
|
|
"layette":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a complete outfit of clothing and equipment for a newborn infant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"l\u0101-\u02c8et"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Faulhaber said that several years ago, the purchase and packing of layettes for mothers of newborns were added to the project. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 10 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Blankets, towels and personal items for the babies and mothers are packed in special layette bags, shipped with the shoe boxes and distributed to a maternity center near Chinandega. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 10 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The crib also comes with a layette bag full of diapers, pacifiers, a rattle, infant towels, clothes and other items. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Since its founding in 2011, the line\u2019s chic, simple organic baby wraps (and more recently, swaddles and adorable newborn layette sets) have rapidly populated baby shower registries all over the country. \u2014 Cristina Mueller, Glamour , 17 Jan. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Middle French, diminutive of laye box, from Middle Dutch lade ; akin to Old English hladan to load \u2014 more at lade":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061947"
|
|
},
|
|
"lay the blame for (something) at someone's door":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to blame someone for (something)":[
|
|
"They laid the blame for the book's failure at my door ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112311"
|
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},
|
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"layer-up":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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|
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": a worker who arranges strips or folds of material (as cloth)":[],
|
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": a worker who glues sheets of veneer to make plywood":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"lay up + -er":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145406"
|
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},
|
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"lay a hand on":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to touch or harm (someone)":[
|
|
"He claims that he never laid a hand on her."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154557"
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to speak very honestly and directly to someone":[
|
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"Let me lay it on the line (to/for you): if your work doesn't improve, you'll be fired."
|
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]
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161829"
|
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},
|
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"laystall":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a place where rubbish and dung are deposited":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165552"
|
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},
|
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"lay (someone) to rest":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to bury (someone who has died)":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used as (be) laid to rest She was laid to rest in the church's graveyard."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201141"
|
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},
|
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"laylight":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a glazed panel usually set flush with the ceiling for admitting natural or artificial light":[]
|
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},
|
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"lay entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231639"
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},
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"lay down one's arms":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to put down one's weapons and stop fighting":[
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"The soldiers refused to lay down their arms ."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013626"
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},
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"layshaft":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": countershaft sense 2":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from lay entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013940"
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},
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"Layia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of mostly Californian annual herbs (family Compositae) having showy heads of yellow or white ray flowers \u2014 see tidytips":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101(y)\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from George T. Lay , 19th century English botanist + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021939"
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}
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} |