(transitive) To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground. / To place on the ground, e.g. a railway on a trackbed.

simple past tense of lie down

Alternative form of laydown

plural of lay-down

present participle of lay down

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lay down

Alternative form of lay down one's arms

To promulgate law. / (law, dated) To present the law that applies to a given case. / (idiomatic) To authoritatively or dogmatically assert what is permitted or not permitted.

(idiomatic) To set the standard.

(transitive with for) (literary) To give one's life (for), to die (for).