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lay on

vb. 1 (context transitive idiomatic English) to provide (food or drinks) for free 2 (context transitive idiomatic English) To repeatedly say (particular things) 3 To do something excessively.

Usage examples of "lay on".

She lay on a pile of cushions, limp as a boiled noodle, until it finally resolved itself into a torch carried by a—.

Five hours after Rhodan had sent his order to the camp, all tents and equipment lay on the edge of the plateau, while Tako and all able bodied hands guided Tom in its efforts to tow itself over the low frontal wall above the exhaust tube.

After a moment, he summoned the strength to draw his legs out of the water too, then lay on the rock, dripping and exhausted.

A strange weapon lay on it, looking very like some crude version of a pulse rifle, except that it had neither a magazine nor a proper stock.

The remains of supper lay on the snowy tablecloth between them, and Nimitz was still busy with his own plate at the table’.

The remains of supper lay on the snowy tablecloth between them, and Nimitz was still busy with his own plate at the table's far end.

Inside, the cashier, a slight man, lay on his face, cold in death.

He lay on his side, both hands pressed to his chest, occasionally grunting and convulsing as his heart lurched from beat to beat.

The sewing machines lay on the right-hand side of the trunk: an MK43 7.

Chef-Boy-R&D lay on its cylindrical side like an overturned beetle, spindly legs waving desperately to right itself.

She lay on her side and casually, as if they had been married for years, drew her leg over his body and her arms around his chest.

When Ham and the others had finally gotten Monk out of the mess, Monk lay on his back and scowled at them and said, “.