lays on

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To provide (food or drinks) for free.
   • At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet.
2. To provide.
   • Özil has 16 assists in the Premier League and three goals; he has two more goals in the Champions League. On Monday, he took Bournemouth apart in the 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium, setting up the first for Gabriel and scoring the second himself. Özil laid on a total of nine chances, the majority...2016 January 1, David Hytner, The Guardian
3. (transitive) To apply or implement (something).
   • He laid on the solicitude pretty thickly.
4. (idiomatic, transitive) To repeatedly say (particular types of thing).
   • He laid on compliments.
5. To do something excessively.
   • I would I could see / this taborer! He lays it on.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
6. (transitive) To cover something with a layer of (something).
   • He's going to lay on a coat of primer before painting the wall.

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