lay down

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lay someone down

to ease someone into a reclining position; to ease someone into bed. The baby woke up when I tried to lay him down. The nurse laid the disturbed patient down time and time again.

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lay something down (on something)

to place something down on something. Lay the plates down on the table gently. Please lay down your book and listen to me.

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lay down

to give up. Do you expect me to just lay down? You really think I should just lay down and let them walk all over me?

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lay down something also lay something down

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

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? References in classic literature
Once, in the pursuit of a rabbit, which she ordinarily would have caught with ease, she gave over and lay down and rested. White Fang by London, Jack View in context At last she crawled over the swaying floor to her bed, and lay down upon it; and Toto followed and lay down beside her. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context A SEAGULL having bolted down too large a fish, burst its deep gullet-bag and lay down on the shore to die. Fables by Aesop View in context More results

? References in classic literature

Once, in the pursuit of a rabbit, which she ordinarily would have caught with ease, she gave over and lay down and rested.

White Fang by London, Jack View in context

At last she crawled over the swaying floor to her bed, and lay down upon it; and Toto followed and lay down beside her.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

A SEAGULL having bolted down too large a fish, burst its deep gullet-bag and lay down on the shore to die.

Fables by Aesop View in context

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