as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter
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Recent Examples of lay in
The camera captured images of the casualties: what appeared to be a couple of Sharpies (one black, one red) laying in a deceased state at Golderg's feet.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The Buffalos cut the lead to seven points at 28-21 with 3:28 left in the third quarter, but a three pointer by Javon Ross and a lay in by Brannan pushed the lead back to 12 at the end of the period.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2025
The agency's foundation was laid in 1870 when Congress required the Secretary of War to oversee meteorological observations at military stations and give notice of approaching storms.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
An Iowa woman is accused of luring a man to her apartment, where accomplices laid in wait to rob him, but the scheme ended with the 25-year-old shot and killed, police say and news outlets report.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The Buffalos cut the lead to seven points at 28-21 with 3:28 left in the third quarter, but a three pointer by Javon Ross and a lay in by Brannan pushed the lead back to 12 at the end of the period.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2025
The agency's foundation was laid in 1870 when Congress required the Secretary of War to oversee meteorological observations at military stations and give notice of approaching storms.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
An Iowa woman is accused of luring a man to her apartment, where accomplices laid in wait to rob him, but the scheme ended with the 25-year-old shot and killed, police say and news outlets report.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay in
Verb
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Iran's Defense Ministry denied the claims, insisting no sensitive materials were stored there.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Originally used to store claymore mines and their accessories, the bag had been repurposed by McLean to carry supplies to men in the field.—
Made by History,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Some investors have been pulling money out of stocks and stashing them in gold and crypto, which have sent the values of both soaring.—
Kevin Williams,
Quartz,
23 Apr. 2025
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Or, stash the money in a high-yield savings account.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Someone excited to ski, then immediately breaks their leg and spends the whole time laid up in their room The show has done lots with different inequalities within a relationship, but what about health?—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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He was laid up in bed for five weeks in the summer of 1919 but returned to the job that fall.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Lay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20in. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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