LAYING ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laying on mean? 

• LAYING ON (noun)
  The noun LAYING ON has 1 sense:

1. the act of contacting something with your hand

  Familiarity information: LAYING ON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAYING ON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of contacting something with your hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger

Hypernyms ("laying on" is a kind of...):

contact; physical contact (the act of touching physically)

 Context examples 

Putting something to a special use or purpose; the act of laying on a substance or preparation.

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