Laid
/leɪd/ adj, name, verb, slang
adj, name, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of lay form-of, participle, past
- 2 simple past and past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) colloquial, form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 set down according to a plan wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The streets are laid out quite well."
Etymology
* As an English surname, from Middle English lade (“river crossing”), from Old English gelād, from lād (“canal, watercourse”). * As an Estonian surname, from the noun laid (“holm, islet”).