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Synonyms for lay down
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ley |
Phonetic Transcription : leɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for lay down Other synonyms for the word lay down
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- agree
- allocate
- allot
- announce
- ante
- appoint
- arrange
- assign
- avoid
- back
- back away
- back out
- bargain
- be at ease
- be casualty
- be comfortable
- be destroyed
- be killed
- be lost
- be prone
- be recumbent
- be supine
- be taken
- beat it
- bed
- bend
- bid
- book
- breathe easy
- bulldoze
- burden
- butt
- buy in on
- call the play
- call the shots
- call the tune
- calm down
- can
- cant
- capitulate
- catalog
- catch one's breath
- catch some z's
- cave in
- chalk up
- chance
- charge
- chill out
- choose
- chronicle
- collect oneself
- command
- compel
- compose oneself
- conclude
- condition
- constrain
- contract
- control
- cool off
- copy
- couch
- covenant
- cut
- cut a track
- decamp
- decide
- declare
- decree
- deduce
- defer to
- define
- deliver
- demand
- depart
- deposit
- designate
- detail
- determine
- develop
- dice
- dictate
- die
- direct
- disengage
- document
- doze
- draw back
- dream
- drop
- drowse
- dub
- ease off
- ease up
- eat dirt
- ebb
- elude
- encroach
- enforce
- engage
- engineer
- enjoin
- enounce
- enroll
- enter
- enumerate
- escape
- establish
- estimate
- evacuate
- evade
- exact
- express
- fall back
- fall to pieces
- feel at home
- figure
- file
- find
- fix
- fix price
- flop
- foist
- fold
- force
- force upon
- gamble
- game
- gather
- give ground
- give in
- give up
- give way
- go
- go along with
- go back
- go down
- go to bed
- go to sleep
- go under
- govern
- guarantee
- guide
- hand over
- hang loose
- have
- hazard
- heel
- hide
- hit the hay
- hit the sack
- hold
- horn in
- idle
- impose
- indite
- infer
- inflict
- infringe
- inscribe
- insert
- insist upon
- institute
- instruct
- intone
- introduce
- intrude
- jockey
- jot down
- keep account
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- knock off
- lade
- lay
- lay down
- lay down the law
- lay finger on
- lay it down
- lay odds
- laze
- lead
- lean
- leave
- leave behind
- let
- let be
- let continue
- let down
- let go
- let oneself go
- let stay
- let up
- levy
- lie
- lie by
- lie down
- lie still
- list
- loaf
- log
- loll
- loosen up
- lounge
- make
- make a point
- make a recording
- make oneself at home
- manage
- mark
- mark down
- matriculate
- meet
- mellow out
- mislay
- modulate
- move
- move back
- move in on
- name
- nap
- nod
- note
- obey
- oblige
- obtrude
- omit
- opt out
- ordain
- order
- outline
- particularize
- pass into enemy hands
- pass upon
- perish
- permit
- phonate
- pick out
- pile in
- pin down
- place
- plan
- play
- play against
- play for
- play the ponies
- pledge
- pony up
- post
- postulate
- prescribe
- preserve
- presume
- price
- proclaim
- promise
- promulgate
- pronounce
- propound
- provide
- publish
- pull out
- put
- put down
- put down for
- put feet up
- put foot down
- put in writing
- put money on
- put on file
- put on paper
- put on tape
- put one's feet up
- quail
- quit
- rate
- read riot act
- read the riot act
- recede
- recline
- recoil
- reel
- refresh oneself
- regiment
- register
- regress
- regulate
- relax
- relinquish
- report
- repose
- require
- resign
- resolve
- rest
- retire
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- risk
- roll in
- rule
- run
- sacrifice
- saddle
- say
- schedule
- seclude oneself
- select
- sequester
- set
- set down
- settle
- settle back
- settle down
- show
- shrink
- siesta
- simmer down
- sit around
- sit back
- sit down
- slack
- slack off
- slacken
- slant
- sleep
- slope
- slot
- slumber
- slump
- snooze
- soften
- sound
- specificate
- specificize
- specify
- speculate
- spell
- spell out
- sprawl
- start back
- state
- stipulate
- stop work
- stretch
- stretch out
- submit
- succumb
- suffer
- tabulate
- take a break
- take a breather
- take a load off
- take a nap
- take advantage
- take down
- take five
- take it easy
- take life easy
- take one's time
- take ten
- take the reins
- take time out
- tape
- tape-record
- tempt fortune
- theorize
- throw
- tilt
- tip
- toss
- toss up
- tranquilize
- transcribe
- trespass
- trust
- turn in
- turn tail
- unbend
- unlax
- unwind
- utter
- vacate
- value
- venture
- video
- videotape
- visit
- vocalize
- voice
- wager
- walk heavy
- wax
- wind down
- wish
- withdraw
- wreak
- wreck
- write in
- write prescription
- yield
Définition of lay down
Origin :- "manner of lying," 1690s, from lie (v.2). Sense in golf is from 1857.
- As in kick back : verb relax
- As in leave : verb forget, neglect
- As in lie : verb be prostrate, flat
- As in parlay : verb bet; maneuver
- As in prescribe : verb stipulate action to be taken
- As in provide : verb determine, specify
- As in recline : verb lie down
- As in record : verb write down; store information
- As in relax : verb be or feel at ease
- As in repose : verb relax; recline
- As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
- As in retreat : verb pull back, go away
- As in rule : verb judge, decide
- As in set : verb decide upon
- As in stipulate : verb decide on conditions
- As in turn in : verb go to bed
- As in bet : verb gamble
- As in bunt : verb hit half-heartedly
- As in particularize : verb stipulate
- As in dictate : verb command; give instructions
- As in enunciate : verb speak clearly
- As in fall : verb be overthrown by an enemy; surrender
- As in impose : verb set, dictate
- You know what you hold, and if 'tain't a hand to lay down, it must be a hand to raise on.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- So he lay down in the coffin but no sooner was he inside when bang!
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- An' he said, 'Lay right down on dis yer table,' an' I lay down.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- I lay down my pen here, that you may consider of it a little, if you please.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Then she lay down herself on the sofa beside her bed, sorely exhausted.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- When that was done she made a bundle of her cloak and shawl, and lay down in her clothes.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He had power to lay down His life, and power to take it again.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- Then they lay down again upon the beds and talked together as to what they should do.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- But it is time to lay down my pen, since my ink runs nothing but gall.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- But here, having tired myself, and I dare say you, I will lay down my pen.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
Antonyms for lay down
- activate
- advance
- agitate
- aid
- ascend
- ask
- attain
- awaken
- be active
- be busy
- be honest
- be quiet
- be upright
- begin
- break
- break off
- calculate
- cancel
- care
- carry out
- climb
- come
- conceal
- confine
- confuse
- continue
- decline
- deny
- deprive
- destroy
- disagree
- disallow
- discourage
- disobey
- disorder
- disorganize
- displace
- dissuade
- do
- end
- energize
- enter
- even
- excite
- face
- fight
- finish
- forge
- forget
- forward
- get up
- go
- go forward
- go up
- grow
- halt
- help
- hide
- hinder
- hold
- ignore
- implore
- imply
- increase
- irritate
- keep
- leave
- leave alone
- level
- liquefy
- maintain
- meet
- misguide
- mislead
- mismanage
- mispronounce
- miss
- misunderstand
- mix up
- move
- muffle
- mumble
- neglect
- overcome
- overlook
- overthrow
- plead
- prevent
- question
- reach
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- remove
- repress
- request
- rise
- ruin
- scale
- serve
- sit up
- soften
- stand
- start
- stay
- straighten
- submit
- take
- take on
- tense
- unsettle
- wake
- walk
- waver
- win
- wish
- withdraw
- withhold
- worry
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