Synonyms of lay in

lay in

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• stash
• lay up
• lay by
• hoard
• accumulate
• set aside
• put by
• lay away
• stow
• collect
• treasure
• save
• acquire
• conserve
• stockpile
• keep
• preserve
• cache
• gather
• salt away
• pile
• deposit
• round up
• stack
• squirrel (away)
• assemble
• set by
• scrape (together)
• pick up
• retain
• amass
• garner
• concentrate
• husband
• reserve
• bury
• heap
• hold
• conceal
• stock
• withhold
• secrete
• bank
• ensconce
• coffer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throw away
• throw out
• cast
• ditch
• use up
• dump
• discard
• unload
• fling (off or away)
• consume
• waste
• hand out
• jettison
• hand over
• spend
• relinquish
• run through
• squander
• surrender
• blow
• lavish
• dissipate
• expend
• exhaust
• deplete
• dispel
• impoverish
• disperse
• scatter
• misspend
• fritter (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lay in

For instance, when Spain claimed the Philippines as a colony, the new territory's closest tie to its mother country lay in Acapulco, Mexico, which observes the prior calendar date to the rest of Asia. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

The walls of Jerusalem lay in ruins – broken down, exposed, and vulnerable. — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

The victim lay in a pool of his own blood for more than two hours before being found by another deputy. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

The source of Soloviev’s angst lay in part in growing up with a father who was one of the more imposing, cantankerous figures in the history of New York real estate — a demographic with stiff competition. — Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026

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