Usually means: Stop ship, maintain position, wait.
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  1. lay to: Merriam-Webster
  2. lay to: Collins English Dictionary
  3. lay-to: Wordnik
  4. lay to: Wiktionary
  5. lay to: Dictionary.com
  6. lay to: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lay to: Idioms

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (lay to)

verb:  (nautical) To turn towards the wind so that the boat stops; to remain stationary in open water or to lie to.
verb:  To try or to expend effort to achieve (something).

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