Lay
Past form of: Lie,
Past form of: lie, to recline.- 1.
- (COLLOQUIAL) Lay one's hands on (a rare book) រកបាន, lay one's case before the judge លាតត្រដាង, lay down (a board) ផ្ដេក, lay down one's weapons ទម្លាក់អាវុធ, ចាញ់ lay a hand on ប៉ះ, lay in stock បញ្ចូលភ្លើង
- 2.
- (COLLOQUIAL) Lay off ឈប់
Example: Lay the book on the table.
noun
- 1.
- (FIGURATIVE) ពាក្យឥតខ្លឹមសារ
adjective
- 1.
- (Of the laity, not belonging to a given profession. -lay brother man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed his order mainly in manual labor) ជាគ្រហស, គ្រហស្ថ
Example: Laid down his pen, Lay hands on, Lay hold of, Lay the body in the grave, Lay an egg, Lay turf, a cable, brick, Lay open, bare, waste, Lay the table, the scene is laid in Verona.
Example: A lay preacher.
verb — past tense: Laid ; past participle: Laid ; present participle: laying ; 3rd person singular present Lays
- 1.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ដាក់ចុះ, ផ្តល់, ធ្វើ (សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍, ការអះអាង, ការចោតប្រកាន់ ។ល។) ដាក់គ្រប
Example: To lay an embargo on trade with a country.
ឧទាហរណ៍៖ ដាក់ទណ្ឌកម្មសេដ្ឋកិច្ចទៅលើប្រទេស ។ - 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to place or put on a surface or in a certain position, to place or arrange in a horizontal position, to place or assign, to formulate, to establish, to cause to be in a certain condition, to smooth down, to wager, to impose, to devise, to attribute) lay a book on the table ដាក់ lay an egg ពង (មាន់ទា ។ល។), lay a floor រៀប, ក្រាល, lay their doubts ធ្វើអោយអស់ ឬលែងមាន, lay the dust ធ្វើកុំអោយហុយ (ដោយបាចទឹក ។ល។), lay a trap ដាក់ (អន្ទាក់), lay bricks រៀប (ឥដ្ឋ), lay a bet ភ្នាល់គ្នា, lay one's hands on (the table) ដាក់ដៃលើ
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (to lay an egg or eggs) hens don't lay ពង
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) ( (to recline) the way the land lies, the position of hills, woods, streams, etc., the general situation. -lay aside throw away, reject, abandon. -lay down surrender, count, give up, yield. -lay into attack. -lay off dismiss an employee, stop annoying teasing, cease. -lay out extend at length, spread out in order, spend, contribute (money) ; strike down, plan, plot, design. -lay over postpone until action may be taken, make a stop) ចម្រៀង, កាព្យនិទាន
- lay a bill on the table
- ដាក់សំណើច្បាប់អោយសភាពិភាក្សា - lay about
- វាយប្រហារ - lay aside
- លៃទុក, បោះបង់ចោល - lay by money
- ប្រមូលប្រាក់ទុក - lay down
- ដាក់ចុះ, ចាប់ផ្តើមសាងសង់ - lay down arms
- ទម្លាក់អាវុធ - lay down office
- លាឈប់ពីមុខតំណែង - lay down the law
- និយាយឬប្រាប់អោយច្បាស់ៗ (ដូចជាអោយធ្វើឬមិនអោយធ្វើអ្វីមួយ) - lay eye on
- សំឡឹងមើល - lay figure
- រូបកូនក្រមុំ, អ្នកបម្រើ - lay into
- វាយប្រហារ, រិះគន់ - lay off
- ការបណ្តេញចេញពីការងារ, ការបញ្ឈប់ការងារបុគ្គលិក
- ឈប់, ឈប់ជួល, អំឡុងពេលបញ្ឈប់ពីការងារ - lay off risks
- ការពារទប់ទល់នឹងគ្រោះថ្នាក់ - lay off worker
- ដេញកម្មករ - lay on
- ផ្តល់, ផ្គត់ផ្គង់, ទម្លាក់ការទទួលខុសត្រូវលើនរណាម្នាក់, លើកសរសើរជ្រុល - lay one's cards on the table
- តុ - lay open
- លាតត្រដាង, ដាក់អោយស្ថិតនៅក្រោមការវាយប្រហារឬរិះគន់ - lay out
- លាតត្រដាង, ត្រៀមបញ្ចុះសព, ចំណាយលុយ ធ្វើប្លង់ - lay over
- ឈប់សំចត - lay siege to
- ឡោមព័ទ្ធ - lay something waste
- បំផ្លាញផលដំណាំ - lay stress on
- សង្កត់ធ្ងន់ទៅលើ - lay up
- សន្សំ ធ្វើអោយងើបពីគ្រែមិនរួច - lay upon
- ទម្លាក់ការទទួលខុសត្រូវលើ - To know where to lay one's hands on something
- តើអាចរកវត្ថុនោះនៅឯណាមាន? - to lay a proposal before the House
- ដាក់សំណើសេចក្តីព្រាងច្បាប់អោយសភាពិភាក្សា - to lay an embargo on trade with a country
- ដាក់ទណ្ឌកម្មពណិជ្ជកម្មទៅលើប្រទេសណាមួយ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The laity; the common people.
- 2.
- Faith; creed; religious profession.
- 3.
- An obligation; a vow.
- 4.
- A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad.
- 5.
- A melody; any musical utterance.
- 6.
- That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of stone or wood.
- 7.
- A job, price, or profit.
- 8.
- A measure of yarn; a lea.
- 9.
- The lathe of a loom.
- 10.
- A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise; as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees for a certain lay.
adjective
- 1.
- Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
- 2.
- Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding the nature of a disease.
- 3.
- Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
verb — past tense: Laid ; past participle: Laid ; present participle: laying ; 3rd person singular present Lays
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit.
- 6.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to lie dead or dying.
- 7.
- (TRANSITIVE) To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.
- 8.
- (TRANSITIVE) To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.
- 9.
- (TRANSITIVE) To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.
- 10.
- (TRANSITIVE) To impute; to charge; to allege.
- 11.
- (TRANSITIVE) To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.
- 12.
- (TRANSITIVE) To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one.
- 13.
- (TRANSITIVE) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.
- 14.
- (TRANSITIVE) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.
- 15.
- (TRANSITIVE) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as, to lay a cable or rope.
- 16.
- (TRANSITIVE) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
- 17.
- (TRANSITIVE) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
- 18.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To produce and deposit eggs.
- 19.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.
- 20.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To lay a wager; to bet.
- 1.
- arrange, deposit, dispose, place, put, set
- 2.
- earthy, secular, temporal, worldly
- 3.
- amateur, beginner, novice, neophyte
- 1.
- disarrange, disturb, mislay, misplace, remove
- 2.
- ecclesiastical
- 3.
- experienced, trained
- 1.
- To apply, to put
- 2.
- A plan, a scheme
- 3.
- A law
- 4.
- A wager
- 5.
- A meadow