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lay the wood

lay the wood verb: to deliver a strong, powerful hit or play.

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) to deliver a strong, powerful hit or play
    • Smith laid the wood to the ball.

Forms of lay the wood

third-person singular presentlays the wood
present participlelaying the wood
past participlelaid the wood
pastlaid the wood

Questions about lay the wood

What does lay the wood mean?
Lay the wood means to deliver a strong, powerful hit or play.
What part of speech is lay the wood?
Lay the wood is a verb.
What is the past tense of lay the wood?
The past tense of lay the wood is laid the wood.

Words near lay the wood in the dictionary

  1. lay the groundwork
  2. lay the hammer down
  3. lay the pipe
  4. lay the smack down
  5. lay the table
  6. lay the wood
  7. lay to
  8. lay to heart
  9. lay to rest
  10. lay tracks
  11. lay up

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