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lay the dust

lay the dust verb: to consume an alcoholic drink.

Verb

lay the dust (third-person singular simple present lays the dust, present participle laying the dust, simple past and past participle laid the dust)

  1. (colloquial) To consume an alcoholic drink.

Forms of lay the dust

third-person singular presentlays the dust
present participlelaying the dust
past participlelaid the dust
pastlaid the dust

Questions about lay the dust

What does lay the dust mean?
Lay the dust means to consume an alcoholic drink.
What part of speech is lay the dust?
Lay the dust is a verb.
What is the past tense of lay the dust?
The past tense of lay the dust is laid the dust.

Words near lay the dust in the dictionary

  1. lay something at the feet of
  2. lay speaker
  3. lay speakers
  4. lay store by
  5. lay system
  6. lay the dust
  7. lay the groundwork
  8. lay the hammer down
  9. lay the pipe
  10. lay the smack down
  11. lay the table

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