Phrase guide
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verb
To put (something) aside for future use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To add (something) to a painting, especially directly onto the blank canvas in the early stages of the work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: art, arts
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To give a lay-in; to allow or require one to remain in one's cell, rather than work, due to injury or illness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: prison
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past of lie in
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, past
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verb
keep or lay aside for future use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: store, hive away, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: keep, hold on
Narrower terms: bin, computerize, computerise, victual, roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard, hive
History
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