lay+by

  • 41lay-up — lay′ up or lay′up n. spo a basketball shot made close to the basket and often angled off the backboard • Etymology: 1940–45 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 42lay-by — meaning in BrE ‘an area by the side of an open road where vehicles may stop’, has the plural form lay bys …

    Modern English usage

  • 43lay on — ► lay on chiefly Brit. provide (a service or amenity). Main Entry: ↑lay …

    English terms dictionary

  • 44lay-by — ► NOUN (pl. lay bys) 1) Brit. an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop. 2) Austral./NZ & S. African a system of paying a deposit to secure an article for later purchase …

    English terms dictionary

  • 45lay-by — [lā′bī΄] n. 1. a widened section of a stream, canal, etc. where vessels can lay over or pass 2. a railroad siding 3. Brit. a widened section as along a highway, for emergency parking …

    English World dictionary

  • 46lay|er — «LAY uhr», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a) one thickness or fold: »the layer of clothing next to the skin, a layer of clay between two layers of sand. A cake is often made of two or more layers put together. b) a particular level in an order or… …

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  • 47Lay It on Me — is section seven of the 15th track on the album Paul s Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989. * Produced and Written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers. * Engineered by Mario Caldato and Allen… …

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  • 48Lay — Lay. См. Слой. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …

    Словарь металлургических терминов

  • 49Lay [1] — Lay (spr. Läh), Fluß im französischen Departement Vendée, entspringt als Großer L. bei St. Pierre de Chemin, nimmt den Loing, den Kleinen L., Semagne u.a. auf u. fällt der Insel Ré gegenüber ins Atlantische Meer …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 50Lay [2] — Lay (spr. Leh), Benjamin, englischer Kaufmann, wohnte als Pflanzer auf Barbados, siedelte aber, empört über die Mißhandlungen der dortigen Sklaven, nach Philadelphia über, gesellte sich den Quäkern bei u. trat in mehreren Schriften gegen die… …

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