Definitions for lay down
lay down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lay down, establish, makeverb

   institute, enact, or establish

   "make laws"

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1. lay downverb

   To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.

2. lay downverb

   To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.

3. lay downverb

   To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).

4. lay downverb

   To stock, store (e.g. wine) for the future. See also lay by.

5. lay downverb

   To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."

6. lay downverb

   To lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.

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1. Lay Down

   Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) was the second single from Melanie Safka's 1970 album Candles in the Rain. It was her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Cash Box Top 100. The record was ranked number 23 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970. It was released in March 1970. The recording was a collaboration between Melanie and the Edwin Hawkins Singers, who had reached the national Top Ten the previous year with "Oh Happy Day". Melanie wrote the song after performing at Woodstock in August 1969; the song's lyrics describe what she felt as she looked out at the sea of people in the audience.

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1. lay down

   To lay down is to voluntarily place one's own body, an object or a rule in a horizontal position, flat on a surface. It can also mean to establish something such as a rule, principle, or procedure. In a broader sense, it is often used metaphorically, such as "laying down the law" (imposing rules) or "laying down one's life" (sacrificing oneself).

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lay down in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lay down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of lay down in a Sentence

1. Gilbert Diendere:

   Just before the attack, I called upon the men to lay down their weapons, unfortunately that call was not well heeded ... There was certainly fighting, but I don't know what really happened.

2. Bonnie Schaan:

   He told everybody else to go to the middle of the room and lay down, she was right there.

3. Bonnie Schaan:

   He (Harper-Mercer) told everybody else to go to the middle of the room and lay down, he called the one guy, gave him the envelope and told him to go to the corner of the classroom because obviously he was going to be the one that was going to be telling the story.

4. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi:

   I call upon those who have been misled or committed a mistake to lay down arms and join their people and security forces in order to liberate their cities.

5. Bryant McGill:

   Lay down your cynicism, and believe in the transformational power of love.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lay down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lay_Down
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_Down
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