lay+in+store
71store — noun 1》 a quantity or supply kept for use as needed. ↘(stores) supplies of equipment and food kept for use by members of an army, navy, or other institution. 2》 a place where things are kept for future use or sale. ↘chiefly N. Amer. a… …
72lay in — {v.} To store up a supply of; to get and keep for future use. * /Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so she laid in a hundred pounds of it./ * /Before school starts, the principal will lay in plenty of paper for the students… …
73lay in — {v.} To store up a supply of; to get and keep for future use. * /Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so she laid in a hundred pounds of it./ * /Before school starts, the principal will lay in plenty of paper for the students… …
74lay by — verb a) To put away for future use; put aside; store; save; hoard; to build up as savings. He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy. b) (of a sailing vessel) To remain …
75lay\ down — v 1. To let (smth) be taken; give up or surrender (smth). The general told the troops to lay down their arms. He was willing to lay down his life for his country. Compare: give up 2. To ask people to follow; tell someone to obey; make (a rule or… …
76lay\ in — v To store up a supply of; to get and keep for future use. Mrs. Mason heard that the price of sugar might go up, so she laid in a hundred pounds of it. Before school starts, the principal will lay in plenty of paper for the students written work …
77lay in — PHRASAL VERB If you lay in an amount of something, you buy it and store it to be used later. [V P n (not pron)] They began to lay in extensive stores of food supplies …
78lay up — 1) take out of active service, put in a boat dock or a garage The weather was getting cold so they decided to lay up their boat for the winter. 2) collect a supply of something, save for future use, store They are trying to lay up some canned… …
79lay aside — 1. Reject, discard, put away, put off, lay on the shelf. 2. Put by, store, lay by …
80lay-away plan — {n.} A plan for buying something that you can t pay cash for; a plan in which you pay some money down and pay a little more when you can, and the store holds the article until you have paid the full price. * /She could not afford to pay for the… …
