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lay down one's arms

lay down one's arms verb: to discard one's weapons and cease fighting.

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

Synonyms of lay down one's arms

Antonyms

Forms of lay down one's arms

third-person singular presentlays down one's arms
present participlelaying down one's arms
past participlelaid down one's arms
pastlaid down one's arms
alternative formlay down arms

Questions about lay down one's arms

What does lay down one's arms mean?
Lay down one's arms means to discard one's weapons and cease fighting.
What part of speech is lay down one's arms?
Lay down one's arms is a verb.
What is the past tense of lay down one's arms?
The past tense of lay down one's arms is laid down one's arms.

Words near lay down one's arms in the dictionary

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

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