Pronunciation: /leɪ ɪt ɒn θɪk/
noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things
A1 She always lays it on thick with compliments.
A2 He tends to lay it on thick when trying to impress others.
B1 The salesman laid it on thick to convince us to buy the product.
B2 The politician laid it on thick during his campaign speech.
C1 The author lays it on thick with vivid descriptions in her novels.
C2 The marketing team laid it on thick with their promotional campaign.
verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
A1 She always lays it on thick when talking about her favorite TV show.
A2 The salesman laid it on thick to convince me to buy the product.
B1 The politician laid it on thick during his campaign speech to win over voters.
B2 The actor laid it on thick during the emotional scene, bringing tears to the audience's eyes.
C1 The marketing team laid it on thick with their advertising campaign, resulting in record sales.
C2 The author laid it on thick with vivid descriptions, creating a rich and immersive reading experience.
adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun
A1 She always lays it on thick when talking about her favorite TV show.
A2 The salesman laid it on thick to try to convince me to buy the product.
B1 The politician laid it on thick during his speech to win over the crowd.
B2 The author laid it on thick with descriptive language to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind.
C1 The marketing team laid it on thick with their advertising campaign to attract new customers.
C2 The actor laid it on thick with his emotional performance, leaving the audience in tears.
adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb
A1 She lay it on thick when complimenting her friend's cooking.
A2 He always lays it on thick when talking about his favorite band.
B1 The salesperson laid it on thick to convince the customer to buy the product.
B2 The politician laid it on thick during the campaign speech to win over voters.
C1 The actor laid it on thick in his emotional performance, moving the audience to tears.
C2 The marketing team laid it on thick with their advertising campaign, resulting in record sales.
pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse
A1 She really likes to lay it on thick when talking about her favorite TV show.
A2 The salesman tried to lay it on thick to convince me to buy the product.
B1 The politician always lays it on thick during his speeches to win over the crowd.
B2 The marketing team decided to lay it on thick with their new advertising campaign to attract more customers.
C1 The actor's performance was so powerful that it felt like he was laying it on thick with emotion.
C2 The author's writing style is known for laying it on thick with vivid descriptions and elaborate metaphors.
preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
A1 She always lays it on thick when talking about her favorite TV show.
A2 I can tell he's laying it on thick to try and get a promotion at work.
B1 The salesman laid it on thick in order to convince the customer to buy the product.
B2 The politician was known for laying it on thick during his speeches to win over voters.
C1 The author's writing style involves laying it on thick with descriptive language to create vivid imagery.
C2 The actor's performance was criticized for laying it on thick with emotion, making the scene feel overly dramatic.
formal The salesperson tried to lay it on thick with exaggerated claims about the product's benefits.
informal He always lays it on thick when telling stories to make them more interesting.
slang She really laid it on thick when trying to get out of doing her chores.
figurative The actor laid it on thick with his emotional performance, bringing the audience to tears.
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