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laid odds

laid odds is the simple past and past participle of lay odds.

Meaning of lay odds

Verb

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

  1. To offer a bet in which one stands more to lose than the opponent; or a bet in some other way favourable to the opponent.
    • Prince John: "I will lay odds that, ere this year expire, / We bear our civil swords and native fire / As far as France. I heard a bird so sing, / Whose music, to my thinking, pleas'd the King."c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
  2. To feel certain about something.

Questions about laid odds

What is laid odds the simple past and past participle of?
Laid odds is the simple past and past participle of lay odds.

Words near laid odds in the dictionary

  1. laid in lavender
  2. laid into
  3. laid it on
  4. laid it on thick
  5. laid low
  6. laid odds
  7. laid off
  8. laid on
  9. laid on the line
  10. laid on with a trowel
  11. laid one down

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