lay on

verb

Definition of lay onnext
1
as in to spread
to put a layer of on a surface she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel

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2
as in to employ
chiefly British to provide with a paying job lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay on
  1. spread
  2. employ
  3. apply
  4. hire
  5. recruit
  6. smear
Verb
  • Rapidly spreading wildfires tearing through Los Angeles County Wednesday have destroyed roughly 1,000 structures and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
    Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Many celebrities, including Spencer Pratt, Anna Faris, and Adrien Brody, have unfortunately lost their homes due to the rapidly spreading wildfires, with many other Angelenos under evacuation orders.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of spread
Verb
  • While the carefully orchestrated spatial plan enriches the home architecturally, Lee employed a layered, relaxed approach that adapts to how the clients want to live and function in their new surroundings.
    Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But Ross employs his method to create a depth of subjectivity that matches Whitehead’s language, and an intense physicality that surpasses the familiar tropes of cinematic representation.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of employ
Verb
  • It was created to soothe skin and enable users to apply other products for a more expansive routine.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The discussion came as Trump has threatened to apply a 25% tariff on Canada ahead of his return to the White House, with some Canadian CEOs discussing their own tariffs in response.
    Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of apply
Verb
  • Less than a month later, Hamp hired Chris Spielman as a special assistant to her and team president Rod Wood and empowered the former Lions linebacker to be a key part of the search for a general manager and coach.
    Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • On top of that, Cousins long had been considered the platonic ideal of plug-and-play quarterback for the Kyle Shanahan passing game, and the Falcons had just hired an offensive coordinator (Zac Robinson) who was a branch off of that larger tree.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of hire
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  • One day, Pablo recruits a young Black man named Night (Erwan Kepoa Falé) as a business partner and, soon after, the pair begin a tryst.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, another research group in Singapore is currently recruiting for a study on the Delta variant.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of recruit
Verb
  • Yet before those convoys even made their way to the capital, Trudeau, his ministers, and their contacts in the media, were conspiring to smear the protesters as violent extremists bent on bringing a January 6 north to Canada.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Now this journalist is accused of helping smear the star.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of smear
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