lay down

1. (transitive)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.

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

   lay down a mat; lay down asphalt; lay down a road

   сдава́тьсяsdavátʹsja

3. (transitive)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. (transitive)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.

   institute, enact, or establish

5. To stock, store (e.g. wine) for the future. See also lay by.

6. (dated, transitive)To kill (someone).

7. (euphemistic, transitive)To euthanize an animal.

8. To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."

9. (intransitive, proscribed)To lie down.

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

10. (dated)To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.

11. (obsolete)To place a sheet in a printing press for printing.

1. Tom laid the gun down on the floor.

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2. Tom laid down the gun on the floor.

   deTom legte die Waffe auf den Boden.

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3. He laid down his pen and looked at me.

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4. Tom laid his cards down on the table with a smile.

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5. He laid down the gun.

   deEr legte die Pistole nieder.

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• lay offвміти, умітиTo dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
• lay outвстановити, встановлюватиTo expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.
• lay inзберігатиTo put (something) aside for future use.
• lay downзробити, робитиTo give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.
• lay overнакласти, накладатиTo make an intermediary stop somewhere.
• lay asideврятувати, рятуватиTo reserve (something, especially money) for future use; to save as a backup.
• lay upTo store; to put by.
• lay onTo provide (food or drinks) for free.