lay in

Speech parts

1. lay in - Noun

2. lay in - Verb

Meaning

keep or lay aside for future use

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

lay-in

Synonyms

store put in salt away stash away stack away hive away mass bank garner increase keep reserve stow stock save
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Antonyms

blue destroy lose blow abolish dump
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Hypernyms

keep hold on

Hyponyms

hive collect accumulate compile hoard amass

Examples

The great achievement of the Catholic Church lay in harmonizing, civilizing the deepest impulses of ordinary, ignorant people. Kenneth Clark

There is no scientific explanation for the fact that while my body lay in coma, my mind - my conscious, inner self - was alive and well. Eben Alexander

Let every dirty, lousy tramp arm himself with a revolver or a knife, and lay in wait on the steps of the palaces of the rich and stab or shoot the owners as they come out. Let us kill them without mercy, and let it be a war of extermination. Lucy Parsons

If it ever lay in my power, I will work the Cardinal as much displeasure as he has done to me. Anne Boleyn

However full the house, the hen finds a corner to lay in. Sierra Leonean Proverb

The hen likes to lay in a nest where there are eggs already. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

lay hold of lay hold on lay hold upon lay in ashes lay in lavender lay in store