Meaning of lay by | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To put away for future use; save; to build up as savings.
2. simple past of lie by
   form-of, past
3. (of a sailing vessel) To remain stationary while heading into the wind; to come to a standstill; heave to; lay to.
4. To tend (a crop) for the last time, leaving it to mature without further cultivation.
   Southern-US

Examples

“He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy.”

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