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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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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			launch into launch out on laundry laurel lavish on law law unto oneself lawyer lay lay a finger on lay a hand on lay a trip on lay against lay alongside lay an egg lay around lay aside lay aside for lay at door lay at feet lay away lay bare lay before lay cards on the table lay claim to lay down lay down arms lay down life lay down the law lay emphasis on lay eyes on lay for lay hold of lay in lay into lay it on the line lay it on thick lay low lay low and sing small lay of the land lay off lay on lay open lay out lay out in lavender lay out on lay over lay rubber lay some sweet lines on lay the blame on lay the ghost of			lay by lay by lay by lay by lay by lay by the heels lay by the heels lay by the heels lay cards on the table lay cards on the table lay cards on the table lay cards on the table Lay Catholic Broadcasting Network lay charges against lay claim lay claim to lay claim to lay claim to lay claim to lay claim to lay claim to Lay clerk Lay Coalition for Doctrinal Integrity Lay Community Of Saint Benedict Lay corporation Lay damages Lay days Lay days lay days / cancelling lay doggo lay down lay down a plan lay down arms lay down arms lay down arms lay down arms Lay Down Drill Pipe lay down guide lines lay down life lay down limits Lay Down Misere lay down on the job lay down one’s office lay down the law lay down the law lay down the law lay down the law lay down the law Lay Ecclesial Ministry Program Lay elder lay emphasis on Lay Episcopalians for the Anglican Communion Lay Eucharistic Minister lay even money lay eyes on lay eyes on lay eyes on lay eyes on lay eyes on lay eyes on someone or something lay figure

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