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laying one's hands on

laying one's hands on is the present participle and gerund 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 laying one's hands on

What is laying one's hands on the present participle and gerund of?
Laying one's hands on is the present participle and gerund of lay one's hands on.

Words near laying one's hands on in the dictionary

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

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