"lay down arms" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: lays down arms [present, singular, third-person], laying down arms [participle, present], laid down arms [participle, past], laid down arms [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,laid>}} lay down arms (third-person singular simple present lays down arms, present participle laying down arms, simple past and past participle laid down arms)
  1. Alternative form of lay down one's arms. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lay down one's arms
    Sense id: en-lay_down_arms-en-verb-NvJEUZn3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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