lay down

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil 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.”

2. fiil To place on the ground, e.g. a railway on a trackbed.

   “Two standard types of flat-bottom track were introduced as early as 1949, and some 1,570 miles had been laid down to the end of 1950.”

3. fiil 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.”

4. fiil 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.”

5. fiil To stock, store (e.g. wine) for the future. See also lay by.
6. fiil To kill (someone).
7. fiil To euthanize an animal.
8. fiil To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."
9. fiil To lie down.

   “I feel a bit ill, so I'm going to go lay down for a while.”

10. fiil To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.
11. fiil To place a sheet in a printing press for printing.
12. fiil simple past of lie down

    “He lay down in his bed until he felt better.”