lay by the heels in English

Forms: lays by the heels [present, singular, third-person], laying by the heels [participle, present], laid by the heels [participle, past], laid by the heels [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> by the heels}} lay by the heels (third-person singular simple present lays by the heels, present participle laying by the heels, simple past and past participle laid by the heels)

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    {
      "form": "lays by the heels",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laying by the heels",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid by the heels",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "laid by the heels",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1903, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Empty House",
          "text": "I read the papers with some attention during my sojourn in France, on the look-out for any chance of laying him by the heels.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Six Napoleons",
          "text": "If you will come with us to-night I shall be able to help you to lay him by the heels.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fetter, to shackle; to imprison."
      ],
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          "shackle",
          "shackle#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "imprison",
          "imprison"
        ]
      ],
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        "(dated, idiomatic) To fetter, to shackle; to imprison."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay by the heels"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lays by the heels",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laying by the heels",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid by the heels",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid by the heels",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "lay<,,laid> by the heels"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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        },
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          "ref": "1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Six Napoleons",
          "text": "If you will come with us to-night I shall be able to help you to lay him by the heels.",
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      ],
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        "To fetter, to shackle; to imprison."
      ],
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          "fetter",
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          "shackle",
          "shackle#Verb"
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        "(dated, idiomatic) To fetter, to shackle; to imprison."
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}

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"lay by the heels" meaning in English

Verb