Verb
(nautical) To turn towards the wind so that the boat stops; to remain stationary in open water or to lie to.
To try or to expend effort to achieve (something).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgNo one ever expects a great lay to pay all the bills. Jean Harlow
The better part of wisdom is a sublime prudence, a pure and patient truth that will receive nothing it is not sure it can permanently lay to heart. Margaret Fuller
A small cloister lay to the south-east of the large cloister. Source: Internet
Fagan, History of Benton County, Oregon, pg. 424. Avery's holding lay to the south and Dixon's to the north, with the Benton Country Courthouse marking the approximate line of demarcation between these two land parcels. Source: Internet
"For decades, Hart Island has been used to lay to rest decedents who have not been claimed by family members," Goldstein said. Source: Internet
The small bridge was only broad enough to allow two horsemen to cross abreast, but offered the safest river crossing as the Forth widened to the east and the marshland of Flanders Moss lay to the west. Source: Internet