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laying one down

laying one down is the present participle and gerund of lay one down.

Meaning of lay one down

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, slang) To bunt (sense 4)
    • Martin laid one down to get Buckley over to second.

Questions about laying one down

What is laying one down the present participle and gerund of?
Laying one down is the present participle and gerund of lay one down.

Words near laying one down in the dictionary

  1. laying off
  2. laying on
  3. laying on of hands
  4. laying on the line
  5. laying on with a trowel
  6. laying one down
  7. laying one's account
  8. laying one's eyes on
  9. laying one's hands on
  10. laying open
  11. laying out

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