lay down

Definitions

• (transitive) To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.
• (transitive) To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.
• (transitive) To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).
• To stock, store (e.g. wine) for the future. See also lay by.
• (euphemism) To euthanize an animal.
• To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."
• (intransitive) To lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.
• (nautical) To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.