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lay open — 1. To make bare, to show or expose 2. To cut open • • • Main Entry: ↑lay … Useful english dictionary
lay open to — ► lay open to expose (someone) to the risk of. Main Entry: ↑lay … English terms dictionary
lay open — index bare, clarify, confess, denude, disabuse, disinter, divest, divulge, educe, e … Law dictionary
lay open to harm — index expose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lay open to view — index expose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lay open to — lay (someone/something) open (to (something)) 1. to put someone or something in a position where there is risk or danger. The Senator s remarks were thoughtless and laid him open to criticism. 2. to create an opportunity. A string of victories… … New idioms dictionary
lay open — lay (someone/something) open (to (something)) 1. to put someone or something in a position where there is risk or danger. The Senator s remarks were thoughtless and laid him open to criticism. 2. to create an opportunity. A string of victories… … New idioms dictionary
lay open — 1. Open, lance, cut open. 2. Expose, reveal, exhibit, disclose, unveil, divulge, publish, show, make known … New dictionary of synonyms
To lay open — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay open — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. incise, knife, slice; see cut 2 , expose 1 … English dictionary for students
