lay down
verb
laid down; laying down; lays down
1
: to give up : surrender
lay down your arms
2
4
a
: to direct toward a target
lay down a barrage
b
: to hit along the ground
laid down a sacrifice bunt
nonstandard
: to lie down
Examples of lay down in a Sentence
the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals
at the risk of their popularity, the parents laid down the rules for the party and wouldn't accept any arguments
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Kim Kardashian is feeling proud of herself for finally laying down the law with her kids.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
After the first layer has been laid down, each subsequent IC layer is slightly reduced in size and rotated 90 degrees, leaving the wiring pads of the previous lower layers exposed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland have very visibly laid down new fortifications to trip up advancing tanks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
About a decade ago, Ocalan made a similar call to his followers to lay down their arms.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
After the first layer has been laid down, each subsequent IC layer is slightly reduced in size and rotated 90 degrees, leaving the wiring pads of the previous lower layers exposed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland have very visibly laid down new fortifications to trip up advancing tanks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
About a decade ago, Ocalan made a similar call to his followers to lay down their arms.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Lay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lay%20down. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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