lay on
Arrange to supply
Lay on means to apply or impose something: They laid on a guilt trip.
In British usage, lay on means to provide or arrange: The hotel laid on a shuttle to the airport.
To lay it on thick is to exaggerate praise or emotion.
Lay on, Macduff from Shakespeare means to attack or proceed.
Apply ceremonial oil
- smearSpread or defame
- slatherApply thickly, liberally
- dabSmall amount applied
- rubApply friction manually
coat · spread · administer · plaster · smooth · massage · lather · work in
Supply or make available
- supplyFurnish or stock
- arrangePlace methodically
- organizePut into systematic order
- furnishSupply or equip
offer · host · cater · prepare · set up · stage · mount · present
anoint
Apply ceremonial oil
rub · coat · spread · administer · plaster · smooth · massage · lather · work in · pat
provide
Supply or make available
furnish · offer · host · cater · prepare · set up · stage · mount · present · serve
exaggerate
Overstate beyond truth
overstate · ham up · dramatize · milk · overplay · gush · flatter
impose
Force acceptance of
load · encumber · weigh down · inflict · foist · place · assign · charge · tax · lumber