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Definition of Lay aside
1. Verb. Accumulate money for future use. "They lay aside their grandchild with money"; "He saves half his salary"
Specialized synonyms: Cache, Hive Up, Hoard, Lay Away, Squirrel Away, Stash
Derivative terms: Savings
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lay Aside
Literary usage of Lay aside
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1904)
"... it too is bound to lay aside the idea of cause, and to seek the laws common
to all the equal and inseparably interconnected, infinitesimal elements of ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"... intimate with the Protector, who would be familiar with him in private, lay
aside his greatness, and make verses by way of diversion (Memorials, iv. ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"... lay aside THEIR NATIONAL OLD QUARRELS; which I fear will (if anything will)
cause a Foreigner to invade this Nation"''. NOTE 74, Pages 28-29. ..."
4. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1872)
"... I shall endeavour to lay aside such matters as will only tend to breed
embarrassment and confusion in our inquiries, and shall confine myself entirely ..."
5. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"... when we say that they lie down ; and the second, when they lay aside their
envelope, which we call their getting up. We also say, when we smother them ..."
6. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"Therefore let all that profess themselves christians, lay aside persecution about
religion, churches or worship, fasting or praying days; for you have no ..."
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