Lay and Pester

Lay

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

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

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Pester

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

Lay and pester are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lay" instead a verb "Pester".

Nearby Word: pestering

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

people lay people pester people
times lay times pester times
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