Emily Dickinson Lexicon

lay (-ing, -s, laid), v. [OE lęcgan, cause to lie.]

1. To be in a specific position or place.
2. To make, create or produce.
3. To put or place.
4. Put in a state.
5. To be positioned abstractly.
6. Place in a position to rest.
7. To set in order or arrange.
8. To place something abstractly.
9. To place in the grave.