lay in

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to accumulate and store

   we must lay in food for the party

Idioms and Phrases

Also, lay up. Stock or store for future use, as in We laid in supplies for the winter, or Are you sure you've laid up enough material? The first term dates from the late 1500s, the second from about 1400. Also see lay aside, def. 2; lay down, def. 4.

Example Sentences

Mr Bevan hit the ground with force, the rider left the scene and he lay in the road for several minutes.

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Now it was almost completely deflated and lay in a heap on the ground.

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Penelope lay in the dark with her eyes wide-open.

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Now it lay in her lap, jostled back and forth with every lurch of the train.

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The most dramatic technological features, however, lay in the way both ships were powered and propelled.

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