Usually means: Apply pressure or weight onto.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. lay on: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. lay on: Collins English Dictionary
  3. lay on: Wiktionary
  4. lay on: Dictionary.com
  5. lay on: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lay on: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lay on: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lay on: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lay on: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. lay on: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Lay On: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
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Definitions from Wiktionary (lay on)

verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) to provide (food or drinks) for free
verb:  To provide
verb:  (transitive) To apply or implement (something).
verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To repeatedly say (particular types of thing)
verb:  To do something excessively.
verb:  (transitive) To cover something with a layer of (something).
verb:  (transitive, slang) To give (money, drugs, etc.) to (someone).
verb:  (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To impart or explain (something) in words to (someone).
verb:  (archaic) To attack or strike.
verb:  (UK) To give (something) as a gift, special treat or bonus.
verb:  (nautical) To sail towards or to arrive at (a destination).
verb:  (nautical) To vigorously row (an oar) to propel a boat or ship.
verb:  (obsolete, printing) To feed sheets in for printing one by one.
verb:  (colloquial) To blame; to shift blame onto someone or something.

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