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lay down arms

lay down arms is the alternative form of lay down one's arms.

Meaning of lay down one's arms

Verb

lay down one's arms (third-person singular simple present lays down one's arms, present participle laying down one's arms, simple past and past participle laid down one's arms)

  1. To discard one's weapons and cease fighting.
    Antonyms:
    take up arms

Forms of lay down arms

third-person singular presentlays down arms
present participlelaying down arms
past participlelaid down arms
pastlaid down arms

Questions about lay down arms

What is lay down arms the alternative form of?
Lay down arms is the alternative form of lay down one's arms.

Words near lay down arms in the dictionary

  1. lay clerks
  2. lay day
  3. lay days
  4. lay doggo
  5. lay down
  6. lay down arms
  7. lay down on
  8. lay down on the job
  9. lay down one's arms
  10. lay down one's flag
  11. lay down one's life

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