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• lay — [leɪ] verb laid PTandPP lay somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do: • The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. see also …   Financial and business terms

• lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lay out — verb 1. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line (Freq. 7) lay out the clothes lay out the arguments • Syn: ↑range, ↑array, ↑set out • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lay out the welcome mat (for somebody) — lay, put, roll, etc. out the ˈwelcome mat (for sb) idiom (especially NAmE) to make sb feel welcome; to try to attract visitors, etc • The county has put out the welcome mat for international investors. Main entry: ↑welcome matidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• lay off — verb 1. put an end to a state or an activity (Freq. 3) Quit teasing your little brother • Syn: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit • Ant: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lay away — verb save up as for future use • Syn: ↑hoard, ↑stash, ↑cache, ↑hive up, ↑squirrel away • Derivationally related forms: ↑cache (for: ↑cache), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lay up — verb disable or confine, as with an illness She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks • Hypernyms: ↑disable, ↑disenable, ↑incapacitate • Verb Frames: Something s somebody Something s something …   Useful english dictionary

• put out the welcome mat (for somebody) — lay, put, roll, etc. out the ˈwelcome mat (for sb) idiom (especially NAmE) to make sb feel welcome; to try to attract visitors, etc • The county has put out the welcome mat for international investors. Main entry: ↑welcome matidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• roll out the welcome mat (for somebody) — lay, put, roll, etc. out the ˈwelcome mat (for sb) idiom (especially NAmE) to make sb feel welcome; to try to attract visitors, etc • The county has put out the welcome mat for international investors. Main entry: ↑welcome matidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• set out — verb 1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action (Freq. 9) We began working at dawn Who will start? Get working as soon as the sun rises! The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia He began early in the day Let s get down to… …   Useful english dictionary