lay+bare

  • 71lay — 1 /leI/ verb the past tense of lie 1 2 verb past tense and past participle laid 1 PUT SB/STH DOWN (transitive always + adv/prep) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position: lay sth in/on/under etc: Laying my coat carefully on …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 72lay — I UK [leɪ] / US verb Word forms lay : present tense I/you/we/they lay he/she/it lays present participle laying past tense laid UK [leɪd] / US past participle laid *** Collocations: Lay means to put something in a particular place or position: I… …

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  • 73bare — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Bare is used with these nouns as the object: ↑claw, ↑fang, ↑soul, ↑tooth {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ remain …

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  • 74lay — I verb 1) Curtis laid the newspaper on the table Syn: put, place, set, put down, set down, deposit, rest, situate, locate, position; informal stick, dump, park, plunk 2) the act laid the foundation for the new system …

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  • 75lay — v. 1) (N; used with an adjective) ( to render ); ( to place ) she laid her soul bare; they laid the boards flat 2) (colloq.) (O; can be used with two or three objects) ( to bet ) he laid me ten dollars (that it would not rain) 3) (P; tr.) ( to… …

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  • 76lay something bare — his private life has been laid bare Syn: reveal, disclose, divulge, show, expose, exhibit, uncover, unveil, unmask, make known, make public …

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  • 77lay something bare — to make something known that has been hidden or secret All the facts of the investigation are finally being laid bare …

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  • 78The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even — ( La mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même ) most often called The Large Glass , is an artwork by Marcel Duchamp.Duchamp carefully created The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even , working on the piece from 1915 to 1923. He executed… …

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  • 79Laid — 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

  • 80Laying — 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