lay the dust in English

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

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

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      "form": "lays the dust",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "laid the dust",
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      "glosses": [
        "To consume an alcoholic drink."
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        "(colloquial) To consume an alcoholic drink."
      ],
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        "colloquial"
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    }
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  "word": "lay the dust"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lays the dust",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laying the dust",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid the dust",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid the dust",
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        "past"
      ]
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        "To consume an alcoholic drink."
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        "(colloquial) To consume an alcoholic drink."
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay the dust"
}

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"lay the dust" meaning in English

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