lay over

verb

To make an intermediary stop somewhere.

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stop offstop oversuperimposesuperpose
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Meanings

lay over1

verblay over (third-person singular simple present lays over, present participle laying over, simple past and past participle laid over)

present singular third person lays over · participle present laying over · participle past laid over · past laid over

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo make an intermediary stop somewhere.

    Synonyms: stop off

lay over2

verb
  1. pastsimple past of lie over

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make an intermediary stop somewhere.

Similar
stop off

More synonyms by meaning

verbinterrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight

Similar
stop over
Broader
stopstop over

verbplace on top of

Similar
superimposesuperpose
Broader
putsetplace
Also see
stop oversuperimposesuperpose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lay over,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay%20over.

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