lay sth in
— phrasal verb with lay uk/leɪ/us/leɪ/verb laid
to get a supply of something because you will probably need it in the future:
We'd better lay in plenty of food in case we're cut off when it snows.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Keeping and storing things
- appropriate
- aside
- bank
- capture
- cling
- cling (on) to sth
- earmark
- lay
- maintain
- pack sth away
- put sth away
- repository
- reserve
- reserved
- storage
- store
- store sth up
- stow
- stow (sth) away
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