Definition of lay in Lay in
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What does lay in mean?
WordNet
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| lay in - keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" | ||
| store, hive away, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away | ||
| hold on, keep stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" | ||
| bin store in bins | ||
| computerise, computerize store in a computer; "computerized dictionary" | ||
| victual take in nourishment | ||
| accumulate, amass, hoard, compile, pile up, collect, roll up collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" | ||
| hive gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- lay in (Verb)
To lay by , to save.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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lay in
The opposite of lay out. The order for men to come in from the yards after reefing or furling. It also applies to manning, or laying in, to the capstan-bars.
