lay vs pose

verb

To apply; to put.
To take a position; to come or go.
To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).
To have sex with.
To place (new type) properly in the cases.
To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
To produce and deposit an egg.
To lie: to rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
To bet (that something is or is not the case).
To point; to aim.
To be in a horizontal position; to lie (from confusion with lie).
To present or offer.
simple past tense of lie when pertaining to position.
To state; to allege.
To impute; to charge; to allege.
To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).

noun

The direction a rope is twisted.
A casual sexual partner.
A lake.
A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
What was I, just another lay you can toss aside as you go on to your next conquest?
Arrangement or relationship; layout.
An act of sexual intercourse.
A share of the profits in a business.
A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
The laying of eggs.

adj

verb

To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.
To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.
To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.
To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

noun