Antonyms for lay away

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ley

Phonetic Transcription : leɪ

Definition of lay away

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 put away/put aside/put by : verb keep in
As in salt away : verb save, store up
As in save : verb economize; set money aside for later use
As in bank : verb collect money or advantage
As in store : verb collect and put aside
As in cache : verb hide a supply of something
As in sock away : verb bank
As in squirrel : verb hoard
As in stash : verb hoard
As in deposit : verb locate, put in place for safekeeping
As in hoard : verb put away, accumulate

Example sentences :

Perhaps she would have to lay away all her dreams in lavender.
Extract from : « The Pagan Madonna » by Harold MacGrath

The man said: "I will take care of you and we will lay away that $10,000 for your boy."
Extract from : « The Nation Behind Prison Bars » by George L. Herr

The fertilizer works of Durham's lay away from the rest of the plant.
Extract from : « The Jungle » by Upton Sinclair

The knight was dreaming of Africa which lay away to the south of his island.
Extract from : « The Book of Missionary Heroes » by Basil Mathews

The drawer creaked as she opened it to lay away the gay, spangled gown.
Extract from : « Polly of the Circus » by Margaret Mayo

And there was even some wood, for Mr. 'Possum had worked hard to lay away a supply of things for a long snowed-in time.
Extract from : « The Hollow Tree Snowed-In » by Albert Bigelow Paine

Sherm laid the picture gently back in the bottom of the drawer and helped Jane fold and lay away the other things.
Extract from : « Chicken Little Jane on the Big John » by Lily Munsell Ritchie

The first ride in a jinrikisha in Japan is an experience to lay away among one's choice collection of experiences.
Extract from : « A Yankee in the Far East » by George Hoyt Allen

Light hazy blue hillocks, indicating islands, lay away to the south-east.
Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston

Others pack in shelled oats or bran, or wrap in old newspapers and lay away on shelves or in boxes.
Extract from : « Home Pork Making » by A. W. Fulton

Synonyms for lay away

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