lay+away

  • 11lay away — {v.} 1. To save. * /She laid a little of her pay away each week./ 2. To bury (a person). Used to avoid the word bury , which some people think is unpleasant. * /He was laid away in his favorite spot on the hill./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 12lay away — {v.} 1. To save. * /She laid a little of her pay away each week./ 2. To bury (a person). Used to avoid the word bury , which some people think is unpleasant. * /He was laid away in his favorite spot on the hill./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 13lay\ away — v 1. To save. She laid a little of her pay away each week. 2. To bury (a person). Used to avoid the word bury , which some people think is unpleasant. He was laid away in his favorite spot on the hill …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 14lay away — transitive verb Date: circa 1928 to put aside for future use or delivery …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15lay away — Canadian Slang to have a store hold merchandise until it is paid for by installment …

    English dialects glossary

  • 16Lay Away — 1) Cribbage Give cards to the crib 2) Pinochle See Bury a Card (2) …

    The official rules of card games glossary

  • 17lay·away — /ˈlejəˌweı/ noun [singular] US : a way of buying something in which you do not receive the thing you are buying until you have paid the full price by making small payments over a period of time We bought the table and chairs on layaway, so we won …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 18lay-away — …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 19lay — lay1 [lā] vt. laid, laying [ME leyen, new formation < 3d pers. sing. of earlier leggen < OE lecgan, lit., to make lie (akin to Goth lagjan, Ger legen) < pt. base of OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock… …

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  • 20lay — lay1 /lay/, v., laid, laying, n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.… …

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