laid

[ leyd ]

/ leɪd /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of lay¹.

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OTHER WORDS FROM laid

well-laid, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH laid

1. laid , lain2. lade, laid

Words nearby laid

LAIA, Laibach, laic, laicism, laicize, laid, laid-back, laid deck, laid paper, laid up, laigh

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In his State of the Union address 50 years ago, LBJ laid out his vision for the Great Society.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Certainly Democrats laid a marker down for the next two years.
‘Cromnibus’ Passes, But Did Anyone Win?|Ben Jacobs|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down.
Keep Christmas Commercialized!|P. J. O’Rourke|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So they laid her on a bier, and all seven of them sat down beside it and wept and wept for three whole days.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her|The Brothers Grimm|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“I laid out there for two and a half hours and my guardian angel showed up—rapper T.I.,” Stapp told MTV News.
Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn|Marlow Stern|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was laid out here to be used for the new surplice for His Eminence.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
The servant followed with the two cases and the bag, and laid them upon the table, then placed himself at the door.
Frederick The Great and His Family|L. Muhlbach
She laid Joy down in a corner of the ravine the furthest removed from the fire; she could not have carried her another inch.
Gypsy's Cousin Joy|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
The latter had been reading a new publication, which she laid down at the voice of the butler announcing a visitor.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
She bent down her head and laid her lips on his hand that was in hers.
The Garden Of Allah|Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for laid

laid

/ (leɪd) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of lay 1

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LEARN

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laid

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verb

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

laid

verb

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British Dictionary definitions for laid

verb