Laying

//ˈleɪ.ɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is laid (in any sense).

    "You may get a larger number of eggs within a given time, but the later layings will not give you average good chickens, when you come to hatch such product."

  2. 2
    the production of eggs (especially in birds) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of lay form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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egg laying

Example

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"Instead of laying off these workers, why don't we just cut their hours?"

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