Antonyms for laid down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ley

Phonetic Transcription : leɪ

Definition of laid down

Origin : Old English lecgan "to place on the ground (or other surface)," also "put down (often by striking)," from Proto-Germanic *lagjanan (cf. Old Saxon leggian, Old Norse leggja, Old Frisian ledza, Middle Dutch legghan, Dutch leggen, Old High German lecken, German legen, Gothic lagjan "to lay, put, place"), causative of lie (v.2). As a noun, from 1550s, "act of laying." Meaning "way in which something is laid" (e.g. lay of the land) first recorded 1819.
Meaning "have sex with" first recorded 1934, in U.S. slang, probably from sense of "deposit" (which was in Old English, as in lay an egg, lay a bet, etc.), perhaps reinforced by to lie with, a phrase frequently met in the Bible. The noun meaning "woman available for sexual intercourse" is attested from 1930, but there are suggestions of it in stage puns from as far back as 1767. To lay for (someone) "await a chance at revenge" is from late 15c.; lay low "stay inconspicuous" is from 1839. To lay (someone) low preserves the secondary Old English sense.

As in leave : verb forget, neglect
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 repose : verb relax; recline
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 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 impose : verb set, dictate

Example sentences :

Mrs. Pendleton laid down her work, and leaned back in her chair.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

He hurried on a few paces, then stopped and laid down his bag.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

I laid down the letter, and, full of mortification, went walking about the room.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

I would rather we were dead and laid down in our graves, than you should ever come to love it.'
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

The abbé had laid down his fork; he held his napkin to his face.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 » by Various

Once when I asked him if it were so, he laid down his pen and said, “Yes.”
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

He laid down this dogma as the necessary basis of any reform by persuasion.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

Now let us see how it will stand the various tests which I laid down just now.
Extract from : « A Critical Examination Of The Position Of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On The Origin Of Species," In Relation To The Complete Theory Of The Causes Of The Phenomena Of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley

We shall now have to put in practice the principles that I then laid down.
Extract from : « A Critical Examination Of The Position Of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On The Origin Of Species," In Relation To The Complete Theory Of The Causes Of The Phenomena Of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley

Conditions were refused, and finally the Turks laid down their arms.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

Synonyms for laid down

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