put in vs lay

put in is not a noun while lay is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put in	No	No	Yes	No
lay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of put in; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than put in:

Other hypernyms of put in include place, pose, position, put, set.

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of put in; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than put in:

Other hypernyms of put in include place, pose, position, put, set.

put in (noun)	lay (noun)
	a narrative poem of popular origin
	a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

put in (adjective)	lay (adjective)
	not of or from a profession
	characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

put in (verb)	lay (verb)
place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing	put in a horizontal position
break into a conversation	put into a certain place or abstract location
to insert between other elements	lay eggs
make an application as for a job or funding	prepare or position for action or operation
set up for use	impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
keep or lay aside for future use