lay away

lay away
verb
save up as for future use
Syn: ↑hoard, ↑stash, ↑cache, ↑hive up, ↑squirrel away
Derivationally related forms: ↑cache (for: ↑cache), ↑stash (for: ↑stash), ↑hoard (for: ↑hoard), ↑hoarder (for: ↑hoard)
Hypernyms: ↑save, ↑lay aside, ↑save up
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English leyen away, from leyen to lay + away
1. : to lay aside
2. : to store for preservation or future use
3. : to spread (hides) flat in tanning liquor
4. : bury, inter
5.
a. : to put (specified cards) in the crib in cribbage
b. : to bury (specified cards or cards worth a specified number of points) in pinochle

lay two kings away

laid away 18 points

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lay aside or lay away
1. To discard
2. To put on one side for future use (see also ↑layaway above)
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Main Entry:lay
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lay away
1. To lay eggs in out-of-the-way places (Scot, etc)
2. To purchase goods by layaway (qv above)
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Main Entry:lay

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