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lays one's hands on

lays one's hands on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 lays one's hands on

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Lays one's hands on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay one's hands on.

Words near lays one's hands on in the dictionary

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

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