lay+aside

  • 41aside — [ə sīd′] adv. [ME < on side: see A 1 & SIDE] 1. on or to one side [pull the curtains aside] 2. away; in reserve [put the book aside for me] 3. out of the way; out of one s mind [lay the proposal aside temporarily ] …

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  • 42lay up — [v1] hurt, incapacitate beat up, confine, disable, harm, hospitalize, injure; concept 246 Ant. heal, help lay up / lay by [v2] set aside, store accumulate, amass, build up, bury, conserve, cumulate, garner, hide, hoard, keep, lay in, preserve,… …

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  • 43lay by — lay up [v1] hurt, incapacitate beat up, confine, disable, harm, hospitalize, injure; concept 246 Ant. heal, help lay up / lay by [v2] set aside, store accumulate, amass, build up, bury, conserve, cumulate, garner, hide, hoard, keep, lay in,… …

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  • 44lay sth aside — UK US lay sth aside Phrasal Verb with lay({{}}/leɪ/ verb [T] (laid, laid) ► to put something away or to stop using something: »We laid it aside as a defective unit and installed a newer one. ► to stop doing something, especially to stop thinking… …

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  • 45lay — I. /leɪ / (say lay) verb (laid, laying) –verb (t) 1. to put or place in a position of rest or recumbency: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to bring, throw, or beat down, as from an erect position: to lay a person low. 3. to cause to subside: to lay… …

  • 46lay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ neatly ▪ He laid the clothes neatly on his bed. ▪ aside, down ▪ …

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  • 47To set aside — Aside A*side , adv. [Pref. a + side.] 1. On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt set aside that which is full. 2 Kings iv. 4. [1913… …

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  • 48lay — I verb 1) Curtis laid the newspaper on the table Syn: put, place, set, put down, set down, deposit, rest, situate, locate, position; informal stick, dump, park, plunk 2) the act laid the foundation for the new system …

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  • 49lay something in — STOCK UP WITH/ON, stockpile, store (up), amass, hoard, stow (away), put aside/away/by, garner, collect, squirrel away; informal salt away, stash (away). → lay * * * ˌlay sthˈin/ˈup …

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  • 50lay by — verb a) To put away for future use; put aside; store; save; hoard; to build up as savings. He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy. b) (of a sailing vessel) To remain …

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