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1 down
Adv1. उदास/हतोत्साहShe has been down since her last exam results.नीचेHe lay face downThe thief was hidden in the down staircaseThe shades were down3. खराबWe can't work because the computer is downगिरा\downहुआThe tree is downनकदThey made the down payment--------N1. रोवाँ/मुलायम\downबालYou have 4 downs to gain 1.yards--------Prep1. के\downनीचे/के\downतलेYou should run down a hill.He ran off down the street.--------VT1. नीचे\downगिरानाHe downed three martinis before dinnerSome people can down a pound of meat in the course of one mealThe policeman downed the heavily armed suspect -
2 idle
Adj1. व्यर्थThe factory machines lay idle during the worker's strike.--------V1. कुछ नहीं करनाStop idling, help me in my work.
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lay — lay1 [lā] vt. laid, laying [ME leyen, new formation < 3d pers. sing. of earlier leggen < OE lecgan, lit., to make lie (akin to Goth lagjan, Ger legen) < pt. base of OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock… … English World dictionary
lay — [leɪ] verb laid PTandPP lay somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do: • The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. see also … Financial and business terms
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lay — [adj] amateur, not trained in a religious or other profession inexpert, nonclerical, nonprofessional, nonspecialist, ordinary, secular, temporal, unsacred; concept 530 Ant. ordained, professional lay [v1] put, place arrange, deposit, dispose,… … New thesaurus
lay to — {v.} 1. To give the blame or credit to; to name as cause. * /He was unpopular and when he made money, it was laid to his dishonesty, but when he lost money, it was laid to his stupidity./ Compare: LAY AT ONE S DOOR. 2. To hold a ship or boat… … Dictionary of American idioms
lay to — {v.} 1. To give the blame or credit to; to name as cause. * /He was unpopular and when he made money, it was laid to his dishonesty, but when he lost money, it was laid to his stupidity./ Compare: LAY AT ONE S DOOR. 2. To hold a ship or boat… … Dictionary of American idioms
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Lay Confession — • This article does not deal with confession by laymen but with that made to laymen, for the purpose of obtaining the remission of sins by God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lay Confession Lay confession … Catholic encyclopedia
lay\ on\ the\ line — • lay (smth) on the line • put on the line v. phr. informal 1. To pay or offer to pay. The sponsors had to lay nearly a million dollars on the line to keep the show on tV. The bank is putting $5,000 on the line as a reward to anyone who catches… … Словарь американских идиом
lay\ smth\ on\ the\ line — • lay (smth) on the line • put on the line v. phr. informal 1. To pay or offer to pay. The sponsors had to lay nearly a million dollars on the line to keep the show on tV. The bank is putting $5,000 on the line as a reward to anyone who catches… … Словарь американских идиом
lay-off — n an occasion when an employer ends a worker s employment for a temporary period of time because there is not enough work ▪ more lay offs in the car industry →lay off … Dictionary of contemporary English