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Definition of Lay in
1. Verb. Keep or lay aside for future use. "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
Specialized synonyms: Bin, Computerise, Computerize, Victual, Accumulate, Amass, Collect, Compile, Hoard, Pile Up, Roll Up, Hive
Generic synonyms: Hold On, Keep
Derivative terms: Storage, Store
Definition of Lay in
1. Verb. To lay by, to save ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lay In
Literary usage of Lay in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"He is often extravagant, but rarely dull or flat ; his greatest fault lay in an
excessive pseudo- psychological ingenuity, which was a snare to all these ..."
2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Now, if the egg-problem were stated in this way, " If a hen and a half lay an
egg and a half in thirty-six hours, how many eggs will six hens lay in seven ..."
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