LAY DOWN


Meaning of LAY DOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 13th century

transitive verb

1. : to give up : surrender

lay down your arms

2.

a. : establish , prescribe

lay down a scale for a map

b. : to assert or command dogmatically

lay down the law

3.

a. : store , preserve

laid down a young wine

b. : record

laying down songs for their new album

4.

a. : to direct toward a target

lay down a barrage

b. : to hit along the ground

laid down a sacrifice bunt

intransitive verb

nonstandard : to lie down

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.