Lay and Ready

Lay

Lay verb - To make ready in advance.

Usage example: she's laying plans for the charity auction months ahead of time

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

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Ready verb - To make ready in advance.

Usage example: we can ready the desserts for the party a day in advance

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Lay and ready are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lay" instead a verb "Ready".

Nearby Words: readiness, readily, readying, readied

life	lay life	ready life
attack	lay attack	ready attack
body	lay body	ready body
punch	lay punch	ready punch
Other words: beating, nothing, times.

Killed off 5 nightmares an dar ready to lay the smackdown on Shadar in Nevermore.

Source: Disc One Final Dungeon
Pregnant Hostage: In the third book, Velika is kidnapped shortly before she is ready to lay her eggs.

Source: Literature / Dragon Slippers
Ted was also ready to lay on the snark, although he did it with a big grin on his face.

Source: Webcomic / Freakwatch

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