lay down

verb

1. to place on the ground, etc
2. to relinquish or discard

   to lay down one's life

3. to formulate (a rule, principle, etc)
4. to build or begin to build

   the railway was laid down as far as Manchester

5. to record (plans) on paper
6. to convert (land) into pasture
7. to store or stock

   to lay down wine

8. informal.
   to wager or bet
9. informal.
   tr, adverb to record (tracks) in a studio

Related Words

• abandon
• back down
• back off
• backtrack
• depart
• escape
• evacuate
• fall back
• go
• go back
• hide
• leave
• pull out
• recede
• reel
• retire
• reverse
• shrink
• withdraw