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All lay away synonyms

lay aΒ·way
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verb lay away

  • locate β€” to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
  • economize β€” to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance.
  • amass β€” If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
  • invest β€” to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
  • hoard β€” a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
  • deliver β€” If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
  • collect β€” If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
  • install β€” to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
  • transfer β€” to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
  • stockpile β€” a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
  • buy up β€” If you buy up land, property, or a commodity, you buy large amounts of it, or all that is available.
  • manage β€” to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
  • conserve β€” If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time.
  • freeze β€” to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
  • put β€” to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • pack β€” a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
  • save β€” to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
  • squirrel β€” any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
  • stash β€” to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed by away): The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.
  • pile β€” the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
  • deposit β€” A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
  • heap β€” a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
  • mass β€” the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
  • mound β€” a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign.
  • speculate β€” to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • hill β€” the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
  • plant β€” any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
  • ditch β€” a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
  • conceal β€” If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • cover β€” If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
  • screen β€” a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
  • park β€” Mungo [muhng-goh] /ˈmΚŒΕ‹ goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1806? Scottish explorer in Africa.
  • accumulate β€” When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
  • maintain β€” to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
  • secrete β€” a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
  • duck β€” any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
  • bury β€” To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
  • store β€” an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
  • treasure β€” wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
  • plop β€” to make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water: A frog plopped into the pond.
  • plunk β€” to pluck (a stringed instrument or its strings); twang: to plunk a guitar.
  • drop β€” a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • repose β€” the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
  • garner β€” to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
  • stow β€” Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
  • settle β€” to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • place β€” a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • lay β€” to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
  • precipitate β€” to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
  • commit β€” If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.
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