Definitions

lay in

VERB

garner

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amass pick up reap

STRONG

assemble cull cumulate deposit extract gather glean harvest hive hoard reserve save stockpile store treasure

WEAK

lay up put by roll up stow away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

spend

STRONG

disperse distribute divide plant scatter separate squander throw away use waste

WEAK

dissipate spread

VERB

lay up/lay by

Synonyms

WEAK

accumulate amass build up bury conserve cumulate garner hide hoard keep preserve put away roll up salt away save spare store up treasure

Antonyms

WEAK

squander use waste

VERB

put away/put aside/put by

Synonyms

WEAK

deposit keep lay aside lay away lay by put out of the way reserve cache salt away save set aside squirrel away stockpile store store away stow away

Antonyms

WEAK

spend use up waste

VERB

stock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carry equip fill furnish handle hoard provide sell stockpile

STRONG

accumulate amass gather have keep provision reserve save store

WEAK

deal in keep on hand put away stow away trade in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

spend take

STRONG

disperse dissipate distribute divide give let go scatter squander use waste

WEAK

deplete use up

Example Sentences

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The procession took place after his body lay in state for two days at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

“Perhaps its real significance lay in the fact that it was the first of many historic occasion in which the United States would undertake to project her military power far beyond her own borders.”

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

According to Boettcher, Abdulmohsen's motive lay in a conflict with a Cologne-based refugee organisation against which he had lost a civil suit.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

For them, labor was a spiritual act, function guided form, beauty lay in simplicity, and well-designed objects need never change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Then he and his men lay in wait.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

lay in

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