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lays one down

lays one down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 lays one down

What is lays one down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lays one down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lay one down.

Words near lays one down in the dictionary

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

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