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Laid
/leɪd/
(of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
📖 Definitions of "Laid"
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(of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
- 1
To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
"A shower of rain lays the dust."
- 2
To cause to subside or abate.
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To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
- 4
To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
"lay brick; lay flooring"
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To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).
🔄 Synonyms of "Laid"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Laid"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| setverb | (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest. |
| ordered | In order, not messy, tidy. |
| arranged | (of a marriage) Having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married. |
| raisedverb | (cooking) Leavened, especially with yeast. |
| listed | Entered on a list, especially an official one. |
| attached | Connected; joined. |
| installedverb | readied for use |
| contained | Restricted in space. |
| bornenoun | carried, supported. |
| putverb | To physically place (something or someone somewhere). |
| projected | displayed |
| buriedverb | Concealed, hidden. |
| designed | Created according to a design. |
| schedulednoun | Planned; according to schedule. |
| paved | Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt. |
| scopeverb | (programming) To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code. |
| inclined | Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition. |
| presented | (mathematics, of a group) Having a specified presentation, or a presentation with specified properties. |
| outspreadverb | (ambitransitive) To spread out; expand; extend. |
| openverb | To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. |
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