Hypernyms for "lay"
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appose
arrange
barrel
bed
blow
bottle
bucket
bury
butt
clap
cock
coffin
cram
deposit
dispose
docket
Edda
emplace
enclose
ensconce
entomb
fix
glycerolise
glycerolize
ground
imbricate
inclose
inhume
insert
instal
install
inter
intersperse
introduce
jar
juxtapose
ladle
lay
lay over
lay to rest
lean
load
lose
marshal
middle
minstrelsy
mislay
misplace
nestle
parallelize
park
perch
pigeonhole
pile
pillow
place down
place upright
plant
poise
posit
position
postpose
prepose
put back
put down
put in
rack up
rail
rebury
recess
recline
replace
repose
reposition
rest
seat
seed
set
set down
set up
settle
settle down
shelve
ship
sign
siphon
sit
sit down
situate
snuggle
sow
space
spawn
stand
stand up
step
stick in
stratify
superimpose
superpose
tee
tee up
throw
thrust
trench
underlay
upend
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.