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Lay Down
see synonyms of lay downVerb
institute, enact, or establish
Example Sentences:'make laws'
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Lay Down
see synonyms of lay downverb (tr, adverb)
1.
to place on the ground, etc
2.
to relinquish or discard
to lay down one's life
3.
to formulate (a rule, principle, etc)
4.
to build or begin to build
the railway was laid down as far as Manchester
5.
to record (plans) on paper
6.
to convert (land) into pasture
7.
to store or stock
to lay down wine
8. informal
to wager or bet
9. (tr, adverb) informal
to record (tracks) in a studio
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Lay Down
see synonyms of lay down1.
to sacrifice or give up (one's life)
2.
to assert or declare emphatically
3.
to bet; wager
4.
to store away, as wine in a cellar
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Lay Down
see synonyms of lay downv. laid (lād), lay·ing, lays
v.tr.
1. To cause to lie down: lay a child in its crib.
2.
a. To place in or bring to a particular position: lay the cloth over the painting.
b. To bury.
3. To cause to be in a particular condition: The remark laid him open to criticism.
4. To put or set down: lay new railroad track.
5. To produce and deposit: lay eggs.
6. To cause to subside; calm or allay: "chas'd the clouds ... and laid the winds" (John Milton).
7. To put up to or against something: lay an ear to the door.
8. To put forward as a reproach or an accusation: They laid the blame on us.
9. To put or set in order or readiness for use: lay the table for lunch.
10. To devise; contrive: lay plans.
11. To spread over a surface: lay paint on a canvas.
12. To place or give (importance): lay stress on clarity of expression.
13. To impose as a burden or punishment: lay a penalty upon the offender.
14. To present for examination: lay a case before a committee.
15. To put forward as a demand or an assertion: laid claim to the estate.
16. Games To place (a bet); wager.
17. To aim (a gun or cannon).
18.
a. To place together (strands) to be twisted into rope.
b. To make in this manner: lay up cable.
19. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.
v.intr.
1. To produce and deposit eggs.
2. To bet; wager.
3. Nonstandard To lie.
4. Nautical To put oneself into the position indicated.
n.
1.
a. The direction the strands of a rope or cable are twisted in: a left lay.
b. The amount of such twist.
2. The state of one that lays eggs: a hen coming into lay.
3. Vulgar Slang
a. Sexual intercourse.
b. A partner in sexual intercourse.
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