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All lay away antonyms

lay aΒ·way
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verb lay away

  • disburse β€” to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
  • straighten β€” make straight
  • spend β€” to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
  • uncover β€” to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
  • ignore β€” to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • squander β€” to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
  • open β€” not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • reveal β€” to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
  • tell β€” to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
  • forget β€” to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • waste β€” to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
  • disperse β€” to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • scatter β€” to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
  • disorder β€” lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
  • unsettle β€” to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
  • use β€” to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • wait β€” to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • dissipate β€” to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
  • divide β€” to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
  • throw away β€” to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • hold β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • upset β€” to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
  • do β€” Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • depart β€” When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
  • move β€” to pass from one place or position to another.
  • neglect β€” to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • take away β€” something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
  • take out β€” the act of taking.
  • distribute β€” to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
  • separate β€” to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • spread β€” to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
  • give β€” to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • use up β€” to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • harm β€” a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
  • let go β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • hurt β€” to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
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