All lay by synonyms
lay by
L l verb lay by
- set aside β the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- relief β prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
- breathe β When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe.
- relax β to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
- lean β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- sit down β done or accomplished while sitting down: sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.
- lie down β the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- unwind β to undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition: to unwind a rolled bandage; to unwind a coiled rope.
- slack β not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- slacken β If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- nod β to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
- slumber β to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- recline β to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
- loaf β a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- repose β the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- loll β to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge: to loll on a sofa.
- lounge β to pass time idly and indolently.
- doze β to sleep lightly or fitfully.
- nap β to sleep for a short time; doze.
- snooze β to sleep; slumber; doze; nap.
- dream β a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- idle β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- laze β to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- drowse β to be sleepy or half-asleep.
- unbend β to straighten from a bent form or position.
- unlax β (IntransitiveΒ Verb) COL To relax.
- release β to lease again.
- relieve β to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- accumulate β When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- amass β If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- build up β If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
- bury β To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
- conserve β If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time.
- garner β to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- hoard β a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- preserve β to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- put away β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- salt away β a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- save β to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- spare β to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
- treasure β wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- cumulate β to accumulate
- lay in β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- roll up β a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- deposit β 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.
- squirrel away β any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.