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lay over

lay over verb: to make an intermediary stop somewhere. Also the simple past of lie over.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make an intermediary stop somewhere.
    Synonyms:
    stop off

Also used as

lay over is also the simple past of lie over.

Synonyms of lay over

Forms of lay over

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

Questions about lay over

What does lay over mean?
Lay over means to make an intermediary stop somewhere.
What part of speech is lay over?
Lay over is a verb.
What is the past tense of lay over?
The past tense of lay over is laid over.

Words near lay over in the dictionary

  1. lay one's hands on
  2. lay one's head
  3. lay one's tongue to
  4. lay open
  5. lay out
  6. lay over
  7. lay people
  8. lay person
  9. lay persons
  10. lay pipe
  11. lay preacher

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