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- noun   Alternative form of lay-by .
- verb   To put away for future use;put aside ;store ;save ;hoard ; tobuild up as savings.
- verb nautical  (of a sailing vessel) To remain stationary while heading into the wind; to come to astandstill ; heave to; lay to.
- verb Southern and Midland US  To tend (a crop ) for the last time, leaving it tomature without furthercultivation .
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