Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] LAY NP2[patient] (PP{P NP[location]}) Notes: denotes a simple, single movement, or simple repetitive movements.
Examples:
She tried to lay her head against the window to sleep.
He laid the watch to his ear.
The manager has laid the rumor to rest. (metaphoric)
The mother lay the baby in the cradle.
If we could only lay our hands on some good Bordeaux! (figurative)
Mappings:
VerbNet: put_spatial-9.2
PropBank: lay.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] LAY NP2[patient]
NOTE: denotes a complex activity, not a simple movement.
Examples:
After dinner, John lay a fire in the study for us.
It's not enough to lay good plans, you must execute them well also.
Those men lay brick for a living.
The foundation for this peace negotiation was laid in the last treaty.
The Railroad Museum will be laying track this spring and summer.
They are laying a trail for the children's 'fox' hunt.
John's political enemies are laying a trap for him.
Mappings:
VerbNet: create-26.4
PropBank: lay.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] LAY NP2[product]
Examples:
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Her most productive hens can lay an egg a day.
Mappings:
PropBank: lay.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] LAY NP2[patient[abstract]] PP{P NP[target]}
Examples:
He laid the blame on Mary.
They are laying additional tariffs on hotel and restaurant services.
Mappings:
PropBank: lay.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: contains 15 VPCs, with multiple senses! Please look at examples carefully...
Examples:
LAY ASIDE
save up: "He lays aside half his salary every month."
LAY AWAY
stash, hide: So she lays away items for his future in the nooks and crannies of our cluttered home.
LAY CLAIM
claim: He laid claim to special tax exemptions.
LAY DOWN
establish: Will 2006 rise to the challenges laid down by 2005?
He laid down the law.
LAY EYES ON
behold: The first time I laid eyes on her, she didn't take my breath away.
LAY HANDS ON
(spiritually): He prayed and laid hands on the sick, commanding them to be healed.
acquire: Now we've laid our hands on the new device.
LAY IN
store, stash away: We laid in supplies for the winter.
LAY INTO
attack: He ran around like crazy and then just laid into me.
LAY OFF
discontinue: I'm going to try to lay off it for a while.
You need to lay off reading that Yogi Bera Quotes book.
furlough: She was laid off with hundreds of other workers.
LAY ON THE LINE
risk: He has laid his heart on the line.
LAY OUT
arrange, set up: Lay out the clothes for your trip.
spend, invest: He laid out a fortune in hopes of making a profit.
present: We laid out our arguments to him.
provide a detailed plan: She laid out her plans for the new house.
LAY OVER
interrupt a journey: People were getting laid over in Dallas because of the floods in Houston.
superimpose: A shimmery, see-through fabric was laid over fine canvas.
LAY TO REST
bury: Stalin was laid to rest behind the Kremlin wall.
LAY UP
disable: She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks.
LAY WASTE TO
devestate: Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today.
Mappings:
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
lay_off 1, 2
lay_out 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
lay_over 1, 2
lay_to_rest 1
lay_claim 1
lay_away 1
lay_in 1
lay_up 1
lay_aside 1
lay_hands_on 1
lay_on_the_line 1
lay_down 1
lay_eyes_on 1
lay_waste_to 1
lay_into 1