LAY

noun

1. Arrangement or relationship; layout.
2. A share of the profits in a business.
3. A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.

verb

1. To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
2. To cause to subside or abate.
3. To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).