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lay it on thick

lay it on thick
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ley it on, awn thik]
    • /leɪ ɪt ɒn, ɔn θɪk/
    • /leɪ ɪt ɒn θɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley it on, awn thik]
    • /leɪ ɪt ɒn, ɔn θɪk/

Definitions of lay it on thick words

  • verb with object lay it on thick to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 1
  • verb with object lay it on thick to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low. 1
  • verb with object lay it on thick to put or place in a particular position: The dog laid its ears back. 1
  • verb with object lay it on thick to cause to be in a particular state or condition: Their motives were laid bare. 1
  • verb with object lay it on thick to set, place, or apply (often followed by to or on): to lay hands on a child. 1
  • verb with object lay it on thick to dispose or place in proper position or in an orderly fashion: to lay bricks. 1
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Origin of lay it on thick

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English layen, leggen, Old English lecgan (causative of licgan to lie2); cognate with Dutch leggen, German legen, Old Norse legja, Gothic lagjan

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Parts of speech for Lay it on thick

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lay it on thick

lay it on thick popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for lay it on thick

verb lay it on thick

  • feign — to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
  • bluff — A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
  • assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
  • adopt — If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
  • contrive — If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
All 130 Synonyms of lay it on thick

Antonyms for lay it on thick

verb lay it on thick

  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
  • disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
  • bully — A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
  • repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
All 39 Antonyms of lay it on thick

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