"lay it on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: lays it on [present, singular, third-person], laying it on [participle, present], laid it on [participle, past], laid it on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> it on}} lay it on (third-person singular simple present lays it on, present participle laying it on, simple past and past participle laid it on)
  1. (intransitive) To repeatedly say something implied. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-lay_it_on-en-verb-MYR7jSEl
  2. (slang, African-American Vernacular, transitive) To slap hands in greeting. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-lay_it_on-en-verb-a-AAx-H2 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 79 18 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 7 72 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 83 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 87 9
  3. Synonym of lay on To impart or explain. Synonyms: lay on To impart or explain [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lay_it_on-en-verb-P7rIE4Og Categories (other): English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 13 32 56
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        "(intransitive) To repeatedly say something implied."
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