Antonyms for lay over


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ley
Phonetic Transcription : leɪ


Definition of lay over

Origin :
  • "manner of lying," 1690s, from lie (v.2). Sense in golf is from 1857.
  • As in postpone : verb put off till later time
  • As in put off : verb defer, delay
  • As in suspend : verb delay, hold off
  • As in defer : verb hold off, put off
  • As in delay : verb cause stop in action
Example sentences :
  • Joan lay over there white and still, a pitiful crumpled heap.
  • Extract from : « Wanderer of Infinity » by Harl Vincent
  • Then it turned to an ashy tint; it lay over the church-yard.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • A trail of purple, like a smear of blood on a blue shield, lay over the sea.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • Her bows were more raised, and she lay over further by the depth of a plank.
  • Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
  • I checked her from stem to gudgeon and you lay over her like a circus tent.
  • Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • But as he looked on the hoard Sigurd felt some shadow of the evil that lay over it all.
  • Extract from : « The Children of Odin » by Padraic Colum
  • Outside, the freshness of a Suabian morning lay over valley and mountain.
  • Extract from : « A Woman's Will » by Anne Warner
  • He tapped with his gnarled fingers on the blanket that lay over his knees.
  • Extract from : « Long Live the King » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Not so much as a chaw of bacon, or a blanket to lay over you nights.
  • Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner
  • That means we'll have to lay over long enough in Havaner to earn the money.
  • Extract from : « Mitch Miller » by Edgar Lee Masters

Synonyms for lay over

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019