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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etclay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etcPUTto put or fasten bricks, a carpet etc in the correct place, especially on the ground or floor The carpet was laid last week. The project involved laying an oil pipeline across the desert. → lay
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lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc• During the week I found work in town painting houses, laying carpets and delivering telephone books.• Compact the base, then lay concrete, using a 1 cement to 5 parts ballast mix.• Trying to raise efficiency and morale without first setting this structure to rights is like trying to lay bricks without mortar.• Why didn't he lay concrete you ask?
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