Bed and Lay

Bed

Bed verb - Put to bed.
Usage example: The children were bedded at ten o'clock

Lay and bed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lay" instead a verb "Bed".

Nearby Words: bedding, bedroom, bedtime, bedhead, bedside

Lay

Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

Bed and lay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bed" instead the word "Lay" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Common collocations

people bed people lay people
member bed member lay member
hundreds bed hundreds lay hundreds

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Boy Meets World Angela (Shawn's ex-girlfriend) tries to convince him it didn't mean anything, but ends up having to throw him down on the bed and lay one on him to show him that it's different with someone other than your one true love.
  • Angela (Shawn's girlfriend) tried to convince him it didn't mean anything, but ended up having to throw him down on the bed and lay one on him to show him that it's different with someone other than your one true love.
    Source: Test Kiss
  • Talking in Bed Higher Learning: After Asuka got MindRaped by Arael, Shinji and she talked about her feelings and their relationship while they lay on bed and Shinji tried to reassure her.
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