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    LAY INTO

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Hit violently, as in an attackplay

    Synonyms:

    lace into; lam into; lay into; pitch into; tear into

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    Hypernyms (to "lay into" is one way to...):

    hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody

    Sentence example:

    The fighter managed to lay into his opponent

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