Lay and Mount

Lay

Lay verb - To make ready in advance.
Usage example: she's laying plans for the charity auction months ahead of time

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

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Mount

Mount verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.

Lay and mount are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lay" instead a verb "Mount".

Nearby Words: mountain, mounted, mounting, mounter

Common collocations

attack lay attack mount attack
charge lay charge mount charge
hand lay hand mount hand
way lay way mount way
Other words: head, blade, heads.

Both words in one sentence

  • Luck-Based Mission 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.
  • Video Game / Battlefield 4 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.
  • 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.
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