Lay
Lay verb - To make ready in advance.
Usage example: she's laying plans for the charity auction months ahead of time
Mount
Mount verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
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Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Certain raid or dungeon bosses have a very small chance to drop a rare mount, the odds of you winning the mount are even less than that due to there usually being anywhere between 4 - 24 other people who can all lay claim to it.
Source: Luck-Based Mission -
Ascended Glitch: The M2 SLAM anti-tank mine is made to mount to walls and other objects to lay traps for enemy vehicles, which accidentally made it attachable to enemy vehicles, exploding when said vehicle gets up to speed.
Source: Video Game / Battlefield 4 - And before you know it, the birds lay blockade to the air so the steam of humanity's sacrifices can no longer rise to Mount Olympus.
Source: Theatre / The Birds
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Mount and Lay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/mount
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Mount or Lay. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/mount.
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