Usually means: Apply pressure or weight onto.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word lay on:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. lay on: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. lay on: Merriam-Webster
  3. lay on: Collins English Dictionary
  4. lay on: Wiktionary
  5. lay on: Dictionary.com
  6. lay on: TheFreeDictionary.com

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)
  1. Book Binding (No longer online)

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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.

Similar:
lay out, lay on with a trowel, board, lay for, lay back, lay over, free ride, lay on the line, lay about, throw in, more...

Opposite:
lift, raise, elevate

Types:
bed, couch, hammock, mat, sleeping bag, air mattress, more...

Phrases:
lay eyes on, lay hands on, lay it on the line, lay on the line, lay on the table, more...

Adjectives:
lay, laydown, man, sit-down, put up, work-to-rule, sit-in, put-up, sat, dit, lean

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Similar:
lay out, lay on with a trowel, board, lay for, lay back, lay over, free ride, lay on the line, lay about, throw in, more...

Opposite:
lift, raise, elevate

Types:
bed, couch, hammock, mat, sleeping bag, air mattress, more...

Phrases:
lay eyes on, lay hands on, lay it on the line, lay on the line, lay on the table, lay a finger on, lay it on thick, lay cards on the table, lay head on the block, lay neck on the block, lay on with a trowel, more...

Adjectives:
lay, laydown, man, sit-down, put up, work-to-rule, sit-in, put-up, sat, dit, lean



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