'To lay about' definitions:
Definition of 'To lay about'
From: GCIDE
- Lay \Lay\, v. i.
- 1. To produce and deposit eggs. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To lay a wager; to bet. [1913 Webster]
- To lay about, or To lay about one, to strike vigorously in all directions. --J. H. Newman.
- To lay at, to strike or strike at. --Spenser.
- To lay for, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait for. [Colloq.] --Bp Hall.
- To lay in for, to make overtures for; to engage or secure the possession of. [Obs.] "I have laid in for these." --Dryden.
- To lay on, to strike; to beat; to attack. --Shak.
- To lay out, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a journey. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To lay about'
- Lay,
- Laying,
- To lay at,
- To lay before,
- To lay by,
- To lay down,
- To lay for,
- To lay in,
- To lay in for,
- To lay it on,
- To lay on,
- To lay out,
- To lay over,
- To lay to,
- To lay under,
- To lay up,
- lay before,
- lay by,
- lay down,
- lay in,
- lay into,
- lay off,
- lay on,
- lay out,
- lay over,
- lay to,
- lay up,
- laying on,
- laying out,
- Lay baptism,
- Lay brother,
- Lay clerk,
- Lay days,
- Lay elder,
- Lay figure,
- Lay race,
- Lay reader,
- Lay shaft,
- Laying on of hands,
- Pipe laying,
- Point Lay,
- To lay a venue,
- To lay about one,
- To lay against the field,
- To lay asleep,
- To lay bare,
- To lay by the heels,
- To lay claim to,
- To lay forth,
- To lay hands on,
- To lay hold of,
- To lay hold on,
- To lay in balance,
- To lay in lavender,
- To lay it on thick,
- To lay on load,
- To lay on the shelf,
- To lay on the table,
- To lay open,
- To lay siege to,
- To lay the course,
- To lay the land,
- To lay to heart,
- To lay unto,
- To lay wait,
- To lay wait for,
- To lay waste,
- easy lay,
- egg laying,
- lay aside,
- lay away,
- lay claim,
- lay down the law,
- lay eyes on,
- lay hands on,
- lay it on thick,
- lay low,
- lay on the line,
- lay the foundation,
- lay to rest,
- lay waste,
- lay waste to,
- lay witness,
- lay-by,
- lay-up,
- laying claim,
- laying waste,
- the lay of the land,
- Point Lay, AK,
- To lay an anchor to the windward,
- To lay heads together,
- To lay one's self out,
- To lay stress upon,
- to get the lay of the land,
- To lay hands on one's self,
- To lay one's self open to,
- egg-laying mammal,
- To lay violent hands on one's self,
- To lay a fault misfortune etc at one's door