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lay vs place upright

place upright vs lay

lay is a noun but place upright is not a noun.

lay is an adjective but place upright is not an adjective.

lay and place upright both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lay Yes Yes Yes No
place upright No No Yes No
As verbs, place upright is a hyponym of lay; that is, place upright is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lay:
  • lay: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • place upright: put into an upright position
lay (noun) place upright (noun)
a narrative poem of popular origin
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
lay (adjective) place upright (adjective)
not of or from a profession
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
lay (verb) place upright (verb)
put in a horizontal position put into an upright position
put into a certain place or abstract location
lay eggs
prepare or position for action or operation
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
Difference between lay and place upright

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