lay down

Etymology
From, , equivalent to.

Verb

 * 1)  To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.
 * The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.
 * Lay down your arms.
 * 1) To place on the ground, e.g. a railway on a trackbed.
 * 2)  To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.
 * He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus.
 * 1)  To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).
 * Let's lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.
 * You've got to lay down the law with that boy.
 * 1) To stock, store (e.g. wine) for the future. See also lay by.
 * 2)  To euthanize an animal.
 * 3) To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."
 * 4)   To lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.
 * I feel a bit ill, so I'm going to go lay down for a while.
 * 1)  To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.
 * 2)  To place a sheet in a printing press for printing.
 * 1) To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."
 * 2)   To lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.
 * I feel a bit ill, so I'm going to go lay down for a while.
 * 1)  To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.
 * 2)  To place a sheet in a printing press for printing.

Translations

 * Cherokee: ᎠᏗᎠ
 * Finnish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
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 * Bulgarian:
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 * Finnish:, käydä pitkäkseen
 * French:
 * Neapolitan: se cuccà
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Verb

 * He lay down in his bed until he felt better.
 * He lay down in his bed until he felt better.