I.
verb
ADVERB
▪ carefully , gently
▪ neatly
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He laid the clothes neatly on his bed.
▪ aside , down
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With a resigned sigh she laid aside her book.
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He laid the plates down on the table.
PREPOSITION
▪ on
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She laid the child tenderly on the bed.
▪ over
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They carefully laid a blanket over the body.
PHRASAL VERB
lay sth out
ADVERB
▪ nicely , well
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Each chapter is nicely laid out with clear diagrams.
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The owners have a tastefully laid out garden.
▪ clearly
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The information is there; it just isn't laid out clearly.
Lay is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ambush , ↑ blame , ↑ brick , ↑ cable , ↑ carpet , ↑ charge , ↑ claim , ↑ concrete , ↑ drain , ↑ egg , ↑ emphasis , ↑ foundation , ↑ groundwork , ↑ hand , ↑ head , ↑ kiss , ↑ main , ↑ mat , ↑ mine , ↑ odds , ↑ palm , ↑ pipe , ↑ pipeline , ↑ place , ↑ responsibility , ↑ siege , ↑ stress , ↑ table , ↑ tile , ↑ track , ↑ trail , ↑ trap , ↑ turf , ↑ wreath
II.
adj.
Lay is used with these nouns: ↑ audience , ↑ ministry , ↑ preacher , ↑ reader