All lay away antonyms
lay aΒ·way
L l 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.