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laid hands on

laid hands on is the simple past of lay hands on.

Meaning of lay hands on

Verb

lay hands on (third-person singular simple present lays hands on, present participle laying hands on, simple past and past participle laid hands on)

  1. (idiomatic) To find, obtain, or procure.
    • If we can lay hands on some chicken wire and a black light, we can make some scary Halloween decorations.
  2. (idiomatic) To seize or assault.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, hands.

Questions about laid hands on

What is laid hands on the simple past of?
Laid hands on is the simple past of lay hands on.

Words near laid hands on in the dictionary

  1. laid down the law
  2. laid down the marker
  3. laid eggs
  4. laid eyes on
  5. laid for
  6. laid hands on
  7. laid hold on
  8. laid hold upon
  9. laid in
  10. laid in ashes
  11. laid in lavender

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