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lays
verb
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lays

How to pronounce lays:

Definition of lays:

lays (verb):
to place in position
to beat or strike down with force

Synonyms for lays:

deposes
deposit
deposits
disposes
establish
fixes
leave
locates
place
places
plant
posit
positions
put
put down
puts
set
set down
sets
sets up
settle
situates
spread
sticks

Antonyms for lays:

confuses
departs
destroys
disarranges
disestablishes
disorders
disorganizes
displaces
disturbs
energises
energizes
lifts
mixes up
moves
neglects
picks up
raises
removes
roughs
takes
unsettles
upsets

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