lay down

lay down
Synonyms and related words:
abdicate, abjure, acknowledge defeat, advance, affirm, align, allege, announce, annunciate, ante, ante up, appoint, argue, arrange in layers, assert, assever, asseverate, authorize, aver, avouch, avow, back, bank, bet, bet on, bundle away, cache, call, cant, careen, cease, cede, coffer, contend, cover, cry quits, declare, delaminate, demand, deposit, desist from, desquamate, dictate, drop, enunciate, equalize, even, exfoliate, express, fade, fell, file, flake, flatten, flush, forgo, forswear, gamble, give over, give up, grade, hand over, have, have done with, hazard, heel, hold, hutch, impose, insist, issue a manifesto, laminate, lay, lay a wager, lay away, lay flat, lay in, lay in store, lay level, lay low, lay out, lay up, layer, leave off, level, lie along, list, lodge, maintain, make a bet, make obligatory, manifesto, meet a bet, pack away, parlay, pass, pay over, play against, plunge, pose, posit, postulate, predicate, prescribe, proclaim, profess, pronounce, propose, propound, protest, punt, put, put away, put down, put it, put up, rase, raze, relinquish, renounce, repose, reposit, require, reservoir, resign, rest, roll, roll flat, salt away, salt down, say, scale, see, set, set down, set forth, smooth, smooth out, smoothen, speak, speak out, speak up, stake, stand for, stand on, stand pat, stash, state, steamroll, steamroller, store, store away, stow, stow away, stow down, stratify, submit, surrender, throw up, tip, wager, waive, warehouse, yield

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • lay down — {v.} 1. To let (something) be taken; give up or surrender (something). * /The general told the troops to lay down their arms./ * /He was willing to lay down his life for his country./ Compare: GIVE UP. 2. To ask people to follow; tell someone to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay down — {v.} 1. To let (something) be taken; give up or surrender (something). * /The general told the troops to lay down their arms./ * /He was willing to lay down his life for his country./ Compare: GIVE UP. 2. To ask people to follow; tell someone to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay down — (something) to say or write something plainly. The coach laid down the rules for all team members, including being at every practice and getting eight hours sleep. Related vocabulary: set down something …   New idioms dictionary

  • lay down — ► lay down 1) formulate and enact (a rule or principle). 2) build up a deposit of (a substance). 3) store (wine) in a cellar. 4) pay or wager (money). Main Entry: ↑lay …   English terms dictionary

  • lay down — index pose (propound), posit, stipulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lay down — verb institute, enact, or establish (Freq. 8) make laws • Syn: ↑establish, ↑make • Hypernyms: ↑make, ↑create • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • lay down — phrasal verb Word forms lay down : present tense I/you/we/they lay down he/she/it lays down present participle laying down past tense laid down past participle laid down 1) [transitive] to put something down in order to show you are not going to… …   English dictionary

  • Lay Down — Infobox Single Name = Lay Down Cover size = Caption = Artist = Strawbs from Album = Bursting at the Seams A side = B side = Backside Released = Start date|1972|10|13 Format = 7 Recorded = Genre = progressive folk, progressive rock Length = 4:31… …   Wikipedia

  • lay down — verb Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to give up ; surrender < lay down your arms > 2. a. establish, prescribe < lay down a scale for a map > b. to assert or command dogmatically …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lay down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lay something down, you put it down, usually because you have finished using it. [V n P] Daniel finished the article and laid the newspaper down on his desk... [V P n (not pron)] She laid down her knife and fork and pushed… …   English dictionary

  • lay\ down — v 1. To let (smth) be taken; give up or surrender (smth). The general told the troops to lay down their arms. He was willing to lay down his life for his country. Compare: give up 2. To ask people to follow; tell someone to obey; make (a rule or… …   Словарь американских идиом

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