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lay on the line
Overview of verb lay-on-the-line
The verb lay on the line has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. risk, put on the line, lay on the line -- (expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong")
Antonyms of verb lay-on-the-line
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lay-on-the-line
1 sense of lay on the line
Sense 1
risk, put on the line, lay on the line
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lay-on-the-line
1 sense of lay on the line
Sense 1
risk, put on the line, lay on the line
=> venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize
=> bell the cat
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lay-on-the-line
1 sense of lay on the line
Sense 1
risk, put on the line, lay on the line
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
'Cause To' of verb lay-on-the-line
Derived Forms of verb lay-on-the-line
Domain of verb lay-on-the-line
Domain Terms of verb lay-on-the-line
Familiarity of verb lay-on-the-line
lay on the line used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb lay-on-the-line
1 sense of lay on the line
Sense 1
risk, put on the line, lay on the line
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb lay-on-the-line
1 sense of lay on the line
Sense 1
risk, put on the line, lay on the line
> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> take a dare, pick up the gauntlet
=> fight, struggle
=> have a go, give it a try
=> grope
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> give it a whirl, give it a try
=> gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lay-on-the-line
Sense 1
risk, put on the line, lay on the line
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
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