All lay open synonyms

verb lay open

• reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
• divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
• threaten — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
• imperil — to put in peril or danger; endanger.
• menace — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
• disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
• bring to light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
• prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
• unmask — to strip a mask or disguise from.
• bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
• uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
• open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
• display — to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
• jeopardize — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
• reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
• instruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
• confess — If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
• mention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
• order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
• inform — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
• notify — to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
• announce — If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
• advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
• summon — to call upon to do something specified.
• speak — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
• discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
• dare — If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.
• shave — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
• slice — a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
• rip — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
• slash — to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
• carve — If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
• curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
• clip — A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
• slay — to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
• chip — Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
• crop — Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food.
• snip — to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
• slit — to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
• sliver — a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
• hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
• guillotine — a device for beheading a person by means of a heavy blade that is dropped between two posts serving as guides: widely used during the French Revolution.
• saw — a sententious saying; maxim; proverb: He could muster an old saw for every occasion.
• hew — to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
• decussate — to cross or cause to cross in the form of the letter X; intersect
• nick — Old Nick.
• lop — to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
• score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
• intersect — to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
• behead — If someone is beheaded, their head is cut off, usually because they have been found guilty of a crime.