lay it on

transitive verb laid, laying

1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock down, as from an erect position: a blow laid him low
2. to cause to lie; place or put so as to be in a resting or recumbent position; deposit: often with on or in: lay the pen on the desk
3. 1. to put down or place (bricks, carpeting, etc.) in the correct position or way for a specific purpose
   2. to cause to be situated in a particular place or condition: the scene is laid in France
   3. to establish or prepare as a basis or for use: to lay the groundwork
   4. to arrange the fuel in a fireplace for (a fire)
4. to place; put; set: esp. of something abstract: to lay emphasis on accuracy
5. to produce and deposit (an egg or eggs)
6. 1. to cause to subside or settle: lay the dust
   2. to allay, suppress, overcome, or appease: to lay a ghost, lay one's fears
7. to press or smooth down: to lay the nap of cloth
8. to bet (a specified sum, etc.)
9. to impose or place (a tax, penalty, etc. on or upon)
10. to work out; devise: to lay plans
11. to prepare (a table) for a meal; set with silverware, plates, etc.
12. to advance, present, or assert: to lay claim to property, to lay a matter before the voters
13. to attribute; ascribe; charge; impute: to lay the blame on someone
14. to arrange and twist together (strands) so as to form (rope, yarn, etc.)
15. ☆ Slang to have sexual intercourse with
16. Mil. to aim (a gun) by adjusting its direction and elevation

intransitive verb

1. to lay an egg or eggs
2. to bet; wager
3. to lie; recline: a dialectal or substandard usage
4. Dialectal to get ready; plan: laying to rob a store
5. Naut. to go; proceed: all hands, lay aft to the fantail!

noun

1. the way or position in which something is situated or arranged: the lay of the land
2. ☆ a share in the profits of some enterprise, esp. of a whaling expedition
3. the direction or amount of twist of the strands of a rope, cable, etc.
4. ☆ Informal terms of employment, a sale, etc.
5. ☆ Slang
   1. an instance of sexual intercourse
   2. a person regarded as a sexual partner
6. Chiefly Brit., Slang one's occupation, esp. as a criminal