(idiomatic, figuratively) To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.

Alternative form of layperson

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, foundation.

To make bare; strip. / (figuratively) To expose to view, reveal, uncover.

(transitive) To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase. / (transitive) To arrange in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).

simple past tense of lie out

(law) To allege a place.

present participle of lay siege

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lay siege

(intransitive) Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege. / (intransitive, figuratively) To attack continually over a long period.