lay-by
1 of 2noun
ˈlā-ˌbī 
1
British : turnout sense 2b
2
: the final operation (such as a last cultivating) in the growing of a field crop
lay by
2 of 2verb
laid by; laying by; lays by
transitive verb
1
: to lay aside : discard
2
: to store for future use : save
3
: to cultivate (a crop, such as corn) for the last time
Synonyms
Verb
- cashier
- cast (off)
- chuck
- deep-six
- discard
- ditch
- dump
- eighty-six
- 86
- exorcise
- exorcize
- fling (off or away)
- jettison
- junk
- lose
- pitch
- reject
- scrap
- shed
- shuck (off)
- slough (off)
- sluff (off)
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- unload
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Example Sentences
Verb a politician who had laid by his principles years ago ever since the last hurricane caught them unprepared, they have laid by emergency supplies
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
laid by
verb
1
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted a politician who had laid by his principles years ago Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- discarded
- dumped
- unloaded
- ditched
- lost
- threw away
- abandoned
- disposed of
- threw out
- scrapped
- set aside
- tossed
- shed
- rejected
- jettisoned
- removed
- chucked
- junked
- exorcised
- sloughed (off)
- sluffed (off)
- flung (off or away)
- cashiered
- shucked (off)
- eliminated
- exorcized
- dismissed
- kicked out
- cast (off)
- pitched
- abdicated
- wiped out
- eighty-sixed
- deserted
- abolished
- 86'd
- deep-sixed
- forsook
- eradicated
- expunged
- exterminated
- annihilated
- extinguished
- extirpated
- liquidated
- stamped (out)
- rooted (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- adopted
- used
- took on
- employed
- embraced
- utilized
- held
- held back
- retained
- kept
2
as in stored
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place ever since the last hurricane caught them unprepared, they have laid by emergency supplies Synonyms & Similar Words
- stored
- stashed
- laid in
- laid up
- laid away
- hoarded
- accumulated
- put by
- set aside
- acquired
- collected
- conserved
- stowed
- treasured
- gathered
- stockpiled
- saved
- preserved
- kept
- cached
- piled
- salted away
- assembled
- stacked
- deposited
- squirreled (away)
- retained
- squirrelled (away)
- rounded up
- set by
- garnered
- amassed
- held
- picked up
- buried
- concentrated
- reserved
- concealed
- husbanded
- withheld
- heaped
- stocked
- scraped (together)
- banked
- ensconced
- secreted
- coffered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- threw out
- threw away
- flung (off or away)
- discarded
- dumped
- cast
- unloaded
- consumed
- jettisoned
- wasted
- handed over
- handed out
- ditched
- spent
- relinquished
- squandered
- used up
- surrendered
- dissipated
- blew
- exhausted
- expended
- scattered
- depleted
- lavished
- dispersed
- impoverished
- dissipated
- frittered (away)
- misspent
- ran through
- dispelled