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lay for

lay for verb: to wait (for someone) in order to surprise or attack them.

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To wait (for someone) in order to surprise or attack them.
    • The sheriff's department sent some officers to lay for him.

Forms of lay for

third-person singular presentlays for
present participlelaying for
past participlelaid for
pastlaid for

Questions about lay for

What does lay for mean?
Lay for means to wait (for someone) in order to surprise or attack them.
What part of speech is lay for?
Lay for is a verb.
What is the past tense of lay for?
The past tense of lay for is laid for.

Words near lay for in the dictionary

  1. lay down the marker
  2. lay eggs
  3. lay eyes on
  4. lay figure
  5. lay figures
  6. lay for
  7. lay hands on
  8. lay hold of
  9. lay hold on
  10. lay hold upon
  11. lay ill in one's mouth

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