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verb(lay down)to give up : surrender
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verb(lay down)establish, prescribe
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verb(lay down)to assert or command dogmatically
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verb(lay down)to submit meekly or abjectly to defeat, disappointment, or insult —used chiefly in the phrase take (something) lying down
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verb(lay down)to fail to perform or to neglect one's part deliberately —used chiefly in the phrase lie down on the job
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idiom(lay down)to put down one's weapons and stop fighting
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idiom(lay down)to give up one's life for a good purpose : to die for a good cause
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idiom(lay down)to make a strong statement about what someone is or is not allowed to do