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lay against

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lay something against something
to lean or place something against something. They laid the Christmas tree against the house where they could get to it easily when the time came. Lay this hot cloth against the sore and hold it there.
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And what about the times when she read his poems aloud as he lay against her shoulder, or when she 'petted him on the carpet'?
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