Lay in

Synonyms for lay in
verb collect, accumulate

amass
reap
pick up
cull
hoard
extract

glean
gather
hive
treasure
stockpile
deposit

assemble
cumulate
save
harvest
store
reserve

lay up
put by
roll up
stow away

Antonyms for lay in

squander
disperse
scatter
use
spend

throw away
waste
distribute
divide
separate

plant
dissipate
spread

Synonyms
verb set aside, store

accumulate
amass
build up
bury
conserve

garner
hide
hoard
keep
preserve

put away
salt away
save
spare
treasure

cumulate
roll up
store up

Antonyms

squander

use

waste

Synonyms
verb keep in

deposit
keep
salt away
save

squirrel away
stockpile
store
lay aside

lay away
lay by
put by
put out of the way

reserve cache
set aside
store away
stow away

Antonyms

spend

use up

waste

Synonyms
verb supply with merchandise

sell
handle
provide
stockpile
carry
equip

hoard
furnish
fill
amass
gather
keep

have
accumulate
save
provision
store
reserve

put away
deal in
keep on hand
stow away
trade in

Antonyms

disperse
scatter
squander
use
deplete

take
spend
dissipate
divide
distribute

give
let go
waste
use up

Synonyms
verb display or take public

protest
manifest
march
parade

picket
fast
strike
rally

action for a cause exhibit
lie in
march on
sit in

stage walkout
walkout

Antonyms

conceal
hide
distort

falsify
misrepresent
lose

confuse

Usage Notes

Lay1 and lie2 are often confused. Lay is most commonly a transitive verb and takes an object. Its forms are regular. If “place” or “put” can be substituted in a sentence, a form of lay is called for: Lay the folders on the desk. The mason is laying brick. She laid the baby in the crib. Lay also has many intransitive senses, among them “to lay eggs” (The hens have stopped laying), and it forms many phrasal verbs, such as lay off “to dismiss (from employment)” or “to stop annoying or teasing” and lay over “to make a stop.” Lie, with the overall senses “to be in a horizontal position, recline” and “to rest, remain, be situated, etc.,” is intransitive and takes no object. Its forms are irregular; its past tense form is identical with the present tense or infinitive form of lay: Lie down, children. Abandoned cars were lying along the road. The dog lay in the shade and watched the kittens play. The folders have lain on the desk since yesterday. In all but the most careful, formal speech, forms of lay are commonly heard in senses normally associated with lie. In edited written English such uses of lay are rare and are usually considered nonstandard: Lay down, children. The dog laid in the shade. Abandoned cars were laying along the road. The folders have laid on the desk since yesterday.