lay over
Britishverb
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(tr) to postpone for future action
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(intr) to make a temporary stop in a journey
noun
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Postpone, as in This issue will have to be laid over until our next meeting . [Late 1800s]
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Make a stop in the course of a journey, as in They had to lay over for two days in New Delhi until the next flight to Katmandu . This sense gave rise to the noun lay-over for such a stopover. [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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“We didn’t come out here to lay over, we came out here to win and play to the last snap.”
From Los Angeles Times
And he’s laying over there asleep on me.’”
From New York Times
Even worse was the mural’s bottom half, where graffiti lay over older graffiti and an entire section was painted over with gray paint, which bore even more graffiti.
From Los Angeles Times
Fly back on Monday, lay over again in Las Vegas, this time for 10 hours, arrive home Tuesday morning — $335 round trip.
From Seattle Times
A heat haze lay over the water and hid all but the tallest rocks.
From Literature
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