Definition of lay-by
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:the final operation (such as a last cultivating) in the growing of a field crop
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First Known Use of lay-by
1939
Examples of lay by in a Sentence
a politician who had laid by his principles years ago
ever since the last hurricane caught them unprepared, they have laid by emergency supplies
First Known Use of lay by
15th century
lay by Synonyms
Synonyms
cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or 86), exorcise (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, junk, discard, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also sluff (off), throw away, throw out, toss, unloadRelated Words
abandon, abdicate, desert, forsake; dismiss, kick out; abolish, annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, remove, root (out), stamp (out), wipe outNear Antonyms
adopt, embrace, take on; employ, use, utilize; hold, hold back, keep, retainLAY-BY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of lay-by for English Language Learners
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: an area next to a road where vehicles can stop
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