lay+open

  • 1lay open — 1. To make bare, to show or expose 2. To cut open • • • Main Entry: ↑lay …

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  • 2lay open to — ► lay open to expose (someone) to the risk of. Main Entry: ↑lay …

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  • 3lay open — index bare, clarify, confess, denude, disabuse, disinter, divest, divulge, educe, e …

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  • 4lay open to harm — index expose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5lay open to view — index expose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6lay open to — lay (someone/something) open (to (something)) 1. to put someone or something in a position where there is risk or danger. The Senator s remarks were thoughtless and laid him open to criticism. 2. to create an opportunity. A string of victories… …

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  • 7lay open — lay (someone/something) open (to (something)) 1. to put someone or something in a position where there is risk or danger. The Senator s remarks were thoughtless and laid him open to criticism. 2. to create an opportunity. A string of victories… …

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  • 8lay open — 1. Open, lance, cut open. 2. Expose, reveal, exhibit, disclose, unveil, divulge, publish, show, make known …

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  • 9To lay open — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …

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  • 10lay open — verb In Japan and South Korea, to publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration …

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