lay

noun [C]

/leɪ/ slang

Definition

› used to describe how good someone is at sex, or how often they have sex: She's a good lay (= sex with her is enjoyable). She got a reputation as an easy lay (= she was thought to have slept with a lot of people).Romantic and sexual partners

(Definition of lay noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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lay brother/sister noun
lay down the law idiom
lay down your life for sth idiom
lay into sb phrasal verb
lay it on a bit thick idiom
lay noun
lay off (sth/sb) phrasal verb
lay sb low idiom
lay sb off phrasal verb
lay sb out phrasal verb (DEAD BODY)
lay sb out phrasal verb (HIT)

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lay verb (PUT DOWN)
lay verb (LIE)
lay verb (PRODUCE EGGS)
lay verb (HAVE SEX)
lay verb (RISK MONEY)
lay verb (EXPRESS)

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lie in phrasal verb
lie up phrasal verb
lie back phrasal verb
lie down phrasal verb
lie around phrasal verb
lay sth in phrasal verb

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lay sth at sb's door idiom
lay sb low idiom
lay sth on the line idiom
lay yourself open to attack, criticism, ridicule, etc. idiom
lay sb to rest idiom
lay sth to rest idiom

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