All lay aside synonyms

verb lay aside

• drop out — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
• abdicate — If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
• forbear — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
• shed — Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
• abnegate — to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)
• dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
• sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
• resign — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
• leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
• cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
• forsake — to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
• release — to lease again.
• ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
• desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
• kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
• forswear — to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
• skimp — to scrimp.
• retrench — to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses).
• gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
• treasure — wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
• scrimp — to be sparing or frugal; economize (often followed by on): They scrimped and saved for everything they have. He spends most of his money on clothes, and scrimps on food.
• reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
• scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
• pigeonhole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
• prorogue — to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).
• retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
• debar — If you are debarred from doing something, you are prevented from doing it by a law or regulation.
• omit — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
• hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
• protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
• can — You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
• inactivate — to make inactive: The bomb was inactivated.
• intermit — to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
• save — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
• squirrel — any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
• stash — to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed by away): The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.
• pile — the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
• deposit — A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
• heap — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
• mass — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
• mound — a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign.
• speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
• hill — the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
• repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
• despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
• repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
• dispel — to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog.
• gird — to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
• rally — to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter.