lay
verb [I or T] (PRODUCE EGGS) /leɪ/ (laid)Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 (of an animal or bird) to produce eggs from out of the body: Thousands of turtles drag themselves onto the beach and lay their eggs in the sand.Animal reproduction
(Definition of lay verb (PRODUCE EGGS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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lay the ghost of sth (to rest) idiom
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lay up trouble for yourself idiom
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lay verb (EXPRESS)
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lay verb (HAVE SEX)
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lay verb (LIE)
- lay verb (PRODUCE EGGS)
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lay verb (PUT DOWN)
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lay verb (RISK MONEY)
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lay yourself open to attack, criticism, ridicule, etc. idiom
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lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
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lay-by noun (PAYMENT)
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Synonyms and related words:
- breed verb (REPRODUCE)
- egg noun (REPRODUCTION)
- embryo noun
- embryology noun
- estrogen noun
- fecund adjective
- fetus noun
- foal verb
- infertile adjective
- inseminate verb
- lamb verb
- ova
- ovulation noun
- parthenogenesis noun
- reproduction noun (PRODUCING YOUNG)
- rut noun (SEXUALLY ACTIVE PERIOD)
- spawning ground noun
- spermatozoon noun
- sterility noun
- viviparous adjective
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