lay over

lay over
verb
1. interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight (Freq. 1)
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We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil

Syn: ↑stop over
Derivationally related forms: ↑stopover (for: ↑stop over), ↑layover
Hypernyms: ↑stop, ↑stop over
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

2. place on top of (Freq. 1)
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can you superimpose the two images?

Syn: ↑superimpose, ↑superpose
Derivationally related forms: ↑superposition (for: ↑superpose)
Hypernyms: ↑put, ↑set, ↑place, ↑pose, ↑position, ↑lay
Hyponyms: ↑develop
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

* * *

transitive verb

voted to lay the measure over until the following meeting

it lays over anything else of the kind

: to lie over

* * *

break one's journey

Steven and I will lay over in New York, then fly to London

* * *

lay over [phrasal verb]
US
1 : to make a stop in the middle of a journey

Our flight to Italy laid over in Madrid for several hours.

2 lay (someone) over : to cause (someone) to stop in the middle of a journey
— usually used as (be) laid over

We were laid over in Madrid for several hours.

see also layover
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Main Entry:lay

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • lay over (at …) — ˌlay ˈover (at/in…) derived (NAmE) to stay somewhere for a short time during a long journey related noun ↑layover see also ↑stop over Main entry: ↑lay …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay over (in …) — ˌlay ˈover (at/in…) derived (NAmE) to stay somewhere for a short time during a long journey related noun ↑layover see also ↑stop over Main entry: ↑lay …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay over — index continue (adjourn), delay Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lay over — {v.} 1. To put off until later; delay; postpone. * /We voted to lay the question over to our next meeting for decision./ 2. To arrive in one place and wait some time before continuing the journey. * /We had to lay over in St. Louis for two hours… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay over — {v.} 1. To put off until later; delay; postpone. * /We voted to lay the question over to our next meeting for decision./ 2. To arrive in one place and wait some time before continuing the journey. * /We had to lay over in St. Louis for two hours… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay\ over — v 1. To put off until later; delay; postpone. We voted to lay the question over to our next meeting for decision. 2. To arrive in one place and wait some time before continuing the journey. We had to lay over in St. Louis for two hours waiting… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lay over — stay overnight while traveling    On the way to Winnipeg, we usually lay over in Regina …   English idioms

  • lay over — arrive in one place and wait some time before continuing a journey We were told that we will have to lay over in London for nine hours before we go on to Kenya …   Idioms and examples

  • lay over — Synonyms and related words: adjourn, apply to, blanket, block, canopy, cloak, clothe, cloud, continue, cope, cover, cover up, cowl, curtain, defer, delay, drag out, eclipse, extend, film, hang fire, hang up, hold off, hold over, hold up, hood,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • lay over — v. put on top; cover; spread over; make a short stop over during a journey n. short stop over during a trip …   English contemporary dictionary

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