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laid one's hands on

laid one's hands on is the simple past and past participle of lay one's hands on.

Meaning of lay one's hands on

Verb

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

  1. To lay hands on.
    • There are the engines that develop ill-health and begin to lose time, or the wagons that develop hot boxes and have to be removed, initiating delays that steadily pile up—or at worst, the weather lays its hand on the whole District.1962 August, G. Freeman Allen, “Traffic control on the Great Northern Line”, in Modern Railways, page 131/132

Questions about laid one's hands on

What is laid one's hands on the simple past and past participle of?
Laid one's hands on is the simple past and past participle of lay one's hands on.

Words near laid one's hands on in the dictionary

  1. laid on the line
  2. laid on with a trowel
  3. laid one down
  4. laid one's account
  5. laid one's eyes on
  6. laid one's hands on
  7. laid open
  8. laid out
  9. laid over
  10. laid pipe
  11. laid rope

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