<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.</li><li>earth; mud</li><li>earth, especially regarded as the material from which the human body was formed</li><li>the human body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul; the flesh</li><li>human character as estimated according to fineness of constitution, endowments, etc.: The saints and heroes seem of a different clay from most of us</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to treat or mix with clay; cover, daub, or fill with clay</li><li>to filter through clay</li></ul>