Lay off синоним

1    deposit, establish, leave, place, plant, posit, put, set, set down, settle, spread  

2    arrange, dispose, locate, organize, position, set out  

4    advance, bring forward, lodge, offer, present, put forward, submit  

5    allocate, allot, ascribe, assign, attribute, charge, impute  

6    concoct, contrive, design, devise, hatch, plan, plot, prepare, work out  

7    apply, assess, burden, charge, encumber, impose, saddle, tax  

8    bet, gamble, give odds, hazard, risk, stake, wager  

9    allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, quiet, relieve, soothe, still, suppress  

10    lay bare      disclose, divulge, explain, expose, reveal, show, unveil  

a    acquire, get, get hold of, grab, grasp, seize  

b    assault, attack, beat up, lay into     (informal)   set on, work over     (slang)  

c    discover, find, unearth  

d      (Christianity)   bless, confirm, consecrate, ordain  

12    lay hold of      get, get hold of, grab, grasp, grip, seize, snatch  

1       verb   If you lay something somewhere, you put it there in a careful, gentle, or neat way.  
Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor…      V n prep/adv  
My father’s working bench was covered with a cloth and his coffin was laid there…      V n prep/adv  
Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep.      V n prep/adv  

2       verb   If you lay the table or lay the places at a table, you arrange the knives, forks, and other things that people need on the table before a meal.  
  (mainly BRIT)  
The butler always laid the table.      V n  
in AM, use set     

3       verb   If you lay something such as carpets, cables, or foundations, you put them into their permanent position.  
A man came to lay the saloon carpet…      V n  
Public utilities dig up roads to lay pipes.      V n  

4       verb   To lay a trap means to prepare it in order to catch someone or something.  
They were laying a trap for the kidnapper.      V n  

5       verb   When a female bird lays an egg, it produces an egg by pushing it out of its body.  
My canary has laid an egg…      V n  
Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens’ ability to lay.      V  

6       verb   Lay is used with some nouns to talk about making official preparations for something. For example, if you lay the basis for something or lay plans for it, you prepare it carefully.  
Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations…      V n  
The organisers meet in March to lay plans.      V n  

7       verb   Lay is used with some nouns in expressions about accusing or blaming someone. For example, if you lay the blame for a mistake on someone, you say it is their fault, or if the police lay charges against someone, they officially accuse that person of a crime.  
She refused to lay the blame on any one party…      V n prep  
Police have decided not to lay charges over allegations of a telephone tapping operation.      V n  

8    If you lay yourself open to criticism or attack, or if something lays you open to it, something you do makes it possible or likely that other people will criticize or attack you.  
♦
to lay oneself open to sth      phrase   V inflects, PHR n  
The party thereby lays itself open to charges of conflict of interest…, Such a statement could lay her open to ridicule.     

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  to lay something bare  
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  bare  
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  to lay claim to something  
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  claim  
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  to lay something at someone’s door  
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  door  
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  to lay eyes on something  
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  eye  
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  to lay a finger on someone  
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  finger  
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  to lay your hands on something  
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  hand  
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  to lay down the law  
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  law  
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  to lay down your life  
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  life  
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  to lay something to rest  
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  rest  
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  to lay siege to something  
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  siege   lay aside  

1       phrasal verb   If you lay something aside, you put it down, usually because you have finished using it or want to save it to use later.  
He finished the tea and laid the cup aside…      V n P  
This allowed Ms. Kelley to lay aside money to start her business.      V P n (not pron)  

2       phrasal verb   If you lay aside a feeling or belief, you reject it or give it up in order to progress with something.  
(=put aside)  
Perhaps the opposed parties will lay aside their sectional interests and rise to this challenge…      V P n (not pron)   lay down  

1       phrasal verb   If you lay something down, you put it down, usually because you have finished using it.  
Daniel finished the article and laid the newspaper down on his desk…      V n P  
She laid down her knife and fork and pushed her plate away.      V P n (not pron)  

2       phrasal verb   If rules or people in authority lay down what people should do or must do, they officially state what they should or must do.  
(=set down)  
Taxis must conform to the rigorous standards laid down by the police.      V P n (not pron)  

3       phrasal verb   If someone lays down their weapons, they stop fighting a battle or war and make peace.  
The drug-traffickers have offered to lay down their arms.      V P n (not pron)   lay in      phrasal verb   If you lay in an amount of something, you buy it and store it to be used later.  
They began to lay in extensive stores of food supplies.      V P n (not pron)   lay off             phrasal verb   If workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do.     (BUSINESS)  
100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit…      be V-ed P  
They did not sell a single car for a month and had to lay off workers.      V P n (not pron), Also V n P  
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  layoff   lay on      phrasal verb   If you lay on something such as food, entertainment, or a service, you provide or supply it, especially in a generous or grand way.  
  (mainly BRIT)  
They laid on a superb evening…      V P n (not pron), Also V n P   lay out  

1       phrasal verb   If you lay out a group of things, you spread them out and arrange them neatly, for example so that they can all be seen clearly.  
Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table…      V P n (not pron)  
She took a deck of cards and began to lay them out.      V n P  

2       phrasal verb   To lay out ideas, principles, or plans means to explain or present them clearly, for example in a document or a meeting.  
Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan…      V P n (not pron)  
Cuomo laid it out in simple language.      V n P  

3       phrasal verb   To lay out an area of land or a building means to plan and design how its different parts should be arranged.  
When we laid out the car parks, we reckoned on one car per four families…      V P n (not pron)  
Only people that use a kitchen all the time understand the best way to lay it out.      V n P  

4       phrasal verb   If you lay out money on something, you spend a large amount of money on it.  
INFORMAL  
(=fork out, shell out)  
You won’t have to lay out a fortune for this dining table.      V P n (not pron)  

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  layout   lay up      phrasal verb   If someone is laid upwith an illness, the illness makes it necessary for them to stay in bed.  
INFORMAL   usu passive  
I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism…      be V-ed P with n  
Powell ruptured a disc in his back and was laid up for a year.      be V-ed P  

1       verb   If you lay    something somewhere, you put it there in a careful, gentle, or neat way.      
Lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor…      V n prep/adv  
My father’s working bench was covered with a cloth and his coffin was laid there…      V n prep/adv  
Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep.      V n prep/adv  

2       verb   If you lay    the table or lay    the places at a table, you arrange the knives, forks, and other things that people need on the table before a meal.         
  (mainly BRIT)  
The butler always laid the table.      V n  
in AM, use set     

3       verb   If you lay    something such as carpets, cables, or foundations, you put them into their permanent position.      
A man came to lay the saloon carpet…      V n  
Public utilities dig up roads to lay pipes.      V n  

4       verb   To lay    a trap means to prepare it in order to catch someone or something.      
They were laying a trap for the kidnapper.      V n  

5       verb   When a female bird lays an egg, it produces an egg by pushing it out of its body.  
My canary has laid an egg…      V n  
Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens’ ability to lay.      V  

6       verb   Lay is used with some nouns to talk about making official preparations for something. For example, if you lay the basis for something or lay plans for it, you prepare it carefully.  
Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations…      V n  
The organisers meet in March to lay plans.      V n  

7       verb   Lay is used with some nouns in expressions about accusing or blaming someone. For example, if you lay the blame for a mistake on someone, you say it is their fault, or if the police lay charges against someone, they officially accuse that person of a crime.  
She refused to lay the blame on any one party…      V n prep  
Police have decided not to lay charges over allegations of a telephone tapping operation.      V n  

8    If you lay    yourself open to criticism or attack, or if something lays you open to it, something you do makes it possible or likely that other people will criticize or attack you.      
♦
to lay oneself open to sth      phrase   V inflects, PHR n  
The party thereby lays itself open to charges of conflict of interest…, Such a statement could lay her open to ridicule.     

9   
  →
  to lay something bare  
  →
  bare  
  →
  to lay claim to something  
  →
  claim  
  →
  to lay something at someone’s door  
  →
  door  
  →
  to lay eyes on something  
  →
  eye  
  →
  to lay a finger on someone  
  →
  finger  
  →
  to lay your hands on something  
  →
  hand  
  →
  to lay down the law  
  →
  law  
  →
  to lay down your life  
  →
  life  
  →
  to lay something to rest  
  →
  rest  
  →
  to lay siege to something  
  →
  siege   lay aside  

1       phrasal verb   If you lay    something aside, you put it down, usually because you have finished using it or want to save it to use later.      
He finished the tea and laid the cup aside…      V n P  
This allowed Ms. Kelley to lay aside money to start her business.      V P n (not pron)  

2       phrasal verb   If you lay aside a feeling or belief, you reject it or give it up in order to progress with something.  
(=put aside)  
Perhaps the opposed parties will lay aside their sectional interests and rise to this challenge…      V P n (not pron)   lay down  

1       phrasal verb   If you lay    something down, you put it down, usually because you have finished using it.      
Daniel finished the article and laid the newspaper down on his desk…      V n P  
She laid down her knife and fork and pushed her plate away.      V P n (not pron)  

2       phrasal verb   If rules or people in authority lay down what people should do or must do, they officially state what they should or must do.  
(=set down)  
Taxis must conform to the rigorous standards laid down by the police.      V P n (not pron)  

3       phrasal verb   If someone lays down their weapons, they stop fighting a battle or war and make peace.  
The drug-traffickers have offered to lay down their arms.      V P n (not pron)   lay in      phrasal verb   If you lay in an amount of something, you buy it and store it to be used later.  
They began to lay in extensive stores of food supplies.      V P n (not pron)   lay off      phrasal verb   If workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do.     (BUSINESS)  
100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit…      be V-ed P  
They did not sell a single car for a month and had to lay off workers.      V P n (not pron), Also V n P  
  →
  layoff   lay on      phrasal verb   If you lay on something such as food, entertainment, or a service, you provide or supply it, especially in a generous or grand way.  
  (mainly BRIT)  
They laid on a superb evening…      V P n (not pron), Also V n P   lay out  

1       phrasal verb   If you lay out a group of things, you spread them out and arrange them neatly, for example so that they can all be seen clearly.  
Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table…      V P n (not pron)  
She took a deck of cards and began to lay them out.      V n P  

2       phrasal verb   To lay out ideas, principles, or plans means to explain or present them clearly, for example in a document or a meeting.  
Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan…      V P n (not pron)  
Cuomo laid it out in simple language.      V n P  

3       phrasal verb   To lay out an area of land or a building means to plan and design how its different parts should be arranged.  
When we laid out the car parks, we reckoned on one car per four families…      V P n (not pron)  
Only people that use a kitchen all the time understand the best way to lay it out.      V n P  

4       phrasal verb   If you lay out money on something, you spend a large amount of money on it.  
INFORMAL  
(=fork out, shell out)  
You won’t have to lay out a fortune for this dining table.      V P n (not pron)  

5   
  →
  layout   lay up      phrasal verb   If someone is laid upwith an illness, the illness makes it necessary for them to stay in bed.  
INFORMAL   usu passive  
I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism…      be V-ed P with n  
Powell ruptured a disc in his back and was laid up for a year.      be V-ed P