Definition of lay into

lay into

verb

to eat voraciously.
- See more words with the same meaning: to eat, drink.
Last edited on Sep 09 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
to attack physically.
- See more words with the same meaning: to attack, to fight.
Last edited on Sep 09 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
to attack verbally.
My husband laid into the contractors about all the time they've been wasting.
- See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.
Last edited on May 02 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to attack, to fight':
step	Definitions include: to "step up" to a fight.
rock	Definitions include: to be great, exciting, or fun.
you wanna step?	Definitions include: to want to fight.
bing pow	Definitions include: intravenous drug bell ringer.
dustup	Definitions include: a disagreement or fight.
wail on	Definitions include: to beat; to attack, especially with one's fists.
*skullfck**	Definitions include: to have penetrative sexual intercourse with a person's eye socket.
tune up	Definitions include: a beating.
*whoop (one's) ss**	Definitions include: to physically beat.
*tote an ss whuppin'**	Definitions include: to receive a beating.
scrap	Definitions include: a dirty person who looks like crap.
*fck up**	Definitions include: to severely injure (a person) or damage or ruin (a thing.)
make (one) dust (one's) back off	Definitions include: to physically attack someone.
rassle	Definitions include: to wrestle.
jack up	Definitions include: to break or ruin.
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Other terms relating to 'to eat, drink':
rage	Definitions include: a fun activity or occasion.
lay off	Definitions include: to stop consuming.
get a buzz on	Definitions include: to acquire a buzz.
double fist	Definitions include: to hold two alcoholic drinks, one in each hand.
hodger	Definitions include: a guest who eats all of the host's food and drinks all of the host's drinks.
hoover	Definitions include: to clean.
tie one on	Definitions include: to get drunk.
crossfade	Definitions include: to be under the influence of both marijuana and alcohol.
wolf down	Definitions include: to eat voraciously.
booze	Definitions include: alcohol.
clean (one's) plate	Definitions include: to eat all the food on one's plate.
strap on a feed-bag	Definitions include: to eat a meal; go get something to eat.
bust a grub	Definitions include: to eat.
beer belly	Definitions include: a large stomach caused by drinking lots of beer.
skull	Definitions include: fellatio.
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Other terms relating to 'to insult, complain, criticize':
cap	Definitions include: a bullet.
trash	Definitions include: to destroy.
smack	Definitions include: offensive speech about another person.
par	Definitions include: to disrespect or mistreat.
ride	Definitions include: an automobile.
bag	Definitions include: to lie to; deceive.
zwa	Definitions include: exclamation used in response to a burn or an instance of outsmarting someone.
son	Definitions include: friend; "dude".
*sht**	Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
crap	Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit."
trash talk	Definitions include: to criticize.
bag on	Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of".
tear into	Definitions include: to aggressively start consuming.
rip	Definitions include: a rip-off.
*take sht**	Definitions include: to accept insults from a person without fighting back.
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'into':
barge into	Definitions include: to enter suddenly and uninvitedly.
beat into a pulp	Definitions include: to physically beat someone causing extensive injury.
bump into	Definitions include: to see someone, in an unplanned way.
come into (one's) own	Definitions include: to reach a point in one's development where one's comfortable with one's self.
cut into	Definitions include: a phrase used to describe a person setting another person straight.
get into	Definitions include: to do.
get into (one's) pants	Definitions include: to have sex with someone.
get stuck into	Definitions include: to consume.
into	Definitions include: interested in.
jump into bed with	Definitions include: to work closely with someone.
lace into	Definitions include: to verbally attack.
*look like (one) bit into a shtburger**	Definitions include: angry, looks bad, pissed, annoyed, unusual looking.
plugged into	Definitions include: connected to a social scene, source of knowledge, etc.
pour into	Definitions include: of a drunk person, to put.
run into	Definitions include: to come into close contact with someone, in an unplanned way.
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Other terms relating to 'lay':
lay	Definitions include: relaxed and comfortable.
lay a cable	Definitions include: to defecate.
lay a loaf	Definitions include: to defecate.
lay a pipeline	Definitions include: to defecate a large amount.
lay cable	Definitions include: to defecate.
lay down the law	Definitions include: to enforce the rules.
lay hot snakes	Definitions include: to defecate.
lay it on	Definitions include: to exaggerate.
lay it on the line	Definitions include: to reveal the truth.
lay it on thick	Definitions include: to exaggerate.
lay it out	Definitions include: to reveal the truth.
lay low	Definitions include: to hide.
lay off	Definitions include: to stop consuming.
lay one	Definitions include: to flatulate.
lay one on	Definitions include: to tell.
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