Lay, v. i.
 1. To produce and deposit eggs.
 2. Naut. To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay forward; to lay aloft.
 3. To lay a wager; to bet.
 To lay about, or To lay about one, to strike vigorously in all directions. --J. H. Newman.
 To lay at, to strike or strike at. --Spenser.
 To lay for, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait for. [Colloq.] --Bp Hall.
 To lay in for, to make overtures for; to engage or secure the possession of. [Obs.] “I have laid in for these.” --Dryden.
 To lay on, to strike; to beat; to attack. --Shak.
 To lay out, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a journey.