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lay one's head

lay one's head verb: to go to bed.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To go to bed.

Forms of lay one's head

third-person singular presentlays one's head
present participlelaying one's head
past participlelaid one's head
pastlaid one's head

Questions about lay one's head

What does lay one's head mean?
Lay one's head means to go to bed.
What part of speech is lay one's head?
Lay one's head is a verb.
What is the past tense of lay one's head?
The past tense of lay one's head is laid one's head.

Words near lay one's head in the dictionary

  1. lay one down
  2. lay one's account
  3. lay one's cards on the table
  4. lay one's eyes on
  5. lay one's hands on
  6. lay one's head
  7. lay one's tongue to
  8. lay open
  9. lay out
  10. lay over
  11. lay people

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