lay open (English, verb)
expansion: lay open (third-person singular simple present lays open, present participle laying open, simple past and past participle laid open)
Senses:
topics: intellectual-property
law
patent-law
glosses: To publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.
tags: Japan
South-Korea
glosses: To expose or reveal (something).
tags: transitive
glosses: To open (something) through cutting or scissoring.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: lays open
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: laying open
tags: participle
present
form: laid open
tags: participle
past
form: laid open
tags: past