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Lay away   /leɪ əwˈeɪ/   Listen
Lay away

verb
1.
Save up as for future use.  Synonyms: cache, hive up, hoard, squirrel away, stash.






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"Lay away" Quotes from Famous Books



... had made an obstinate resistance, was taken, together with its king, and 329 of his nobles were forced to yield themselves prisoners. Thutmosis "with a joyous heart" was carrying them away captive, when it occurred to him that the district of Zahi, which lay away for the most part from the great military highroads, was a tempting prey teeming with spoil. The barns were stored with wheat and barley, the cellars were filled with wine, the harvest was not yet gathered in, and the trees bent under the weight of their fruit. ...
— History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 4 (of 12) • G. Maspero



Words linked to "Lay away" :   save up, hoard, save, hive up, lay aside, squirrel away



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