lay on (English, verb)
expansion: lay on (third-person singular simple present lays on, present participle laying on, simple past and past participle laid on)
Senses:
glosses: to provide (food or drinks) for free
tags: idiomatic
transitive
glosses: To provide
glosses: To apply or implement (something).
tags: transitive
glosses: To repeatedly say (particular types of thing)
tags: idiomatic
transitive
glosses: To do something excessively.
glosses: To cover something with a layer of (something).
tags: transitive
glosses: To give (money, drugs, etc.) to (someone).
tags: slang
transitive
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: To impart or explain (something) in words to (someone).
tags: slang
transitive
glosses: To attack or strike.
tags: archaic
glosses: To give (something) as a gift, special treat or bonus.
tags: UK
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To sail towards or to arrive at (a destination).
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To vigorously row (an oar) to propel a boat or ship.
topics: media
printing
publishing
glosses: To feed sheets in for printing one by one.
tags: obsolete
glosses: To blame; to shift blame onto someone or something.
tags: colloquial
Forms:
form: lays on
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: laying on
tags: participle
present
form: laid on
tags: participle
past
form: laid on
tags: past