Definitionen
1.VerbTo give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground."The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.; Lay down your arms."
2.VerbTo place on the ground, e.g. a railway on a trackbed.
3.VerbTo intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision."He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus."
4.VerbTo specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies)."Let's lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.; You've got to lay down the law with that boy."
5.VerbTo stock, store (e.g. wine) for the future. See also lay by.
6.VerbTo kill (someone).
7.VerbTo euthanize an animal.
8.VerbTo sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."
9.VerbTo lie down."I feel a bit ill, so I'm going to go lay down for a while."
10.VerbTo draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.
11.VerbTo place a sheet in a printing press for printing.
12.Verbsimple past of lie down"He lay down in his bed until he felt better."