"lay to" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lays to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laying to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lay<,,laid> to"
      },
      "expansion": "lay to (third-person singular simple present lays to, present participle laying to, simple past and past participle laid to)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "en:Nautical",
          "parents": [
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (to)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn towards the wind so that the boat stops; to remain stationary in open water or to lie to."
      ],
      "id": "en-lay_to-en-verb-N0DwIy3H",
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ],
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ],
        [
          "lie to",
          "lie to"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) To turn towards the wind so that the boat stops; to remain stationary in open water or to lie to."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To try or to expend effort to achieve (something)."
      ],
      "id": "en-lay_to-en-verb-v9jHAJVT",
      "links": [
        [
          "try",
          "try"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "heave to"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay to"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (to)",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lays to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laying to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lay<,,laid> to"
      },
      "expansion": "lay to (third-person singular simple present lays to, present participle laying to, simple past and past participle laid to)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Nautical"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn towards the wind so that the boat stops; to remain stationary in open water or to lie to."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ],
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ],
        [
          "lie to",
          "lie to"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) To turn towards the wind so that the boat stops; to remain stationary in open water or to lie to."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To try or to expend effort to achieve (something)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "try",
          "try"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "heave to"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay to"
}