"lay by" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lay bys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "lay by (plural lay bys)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "lay-by"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of lay-by"
      ],
      "id": "en-lay_by-en-noun-BjC3tago",
      "links": [
        [
          "lay-by",
          "lay-by#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay by"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lays by",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laying by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid by",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lay<,,laid> by"
      },
      "expansion": "lay by (third-person singular simple present lays by, present participle laying by, simple past and past participle laid by)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put away for future use; save; to build up as savings."
      ],
      "id": "en-lay_by-en-verb-kuvrzCL3",
      "links": [
        [
          "put away",
          "put away"
        ],
        [
          "save",
          "save"
        ],
        [
          "build up",
          "build up"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "en:Nautical",
          "parents": [
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(of a sailing vessel) To remain stationary while heading into the wind; to come to a standstill; heave to; lay to."
      ],
      "id": "en-lay_by-en-verb-nPe7IvQv",
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "stationary",
          "stationary"
        ],
        [
          "standstill",
          "standstill"
        ],
        [
          "heave to",
          "heave to"
        ],
        [
          "lay to",
          "lay to"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) (of a sailing vessel) To remain stationary while heading into the wind; to come to a standstill; heave to; lay to."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Midland US English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southern US English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To tend (a crop) for the last time, leaving it to mature without further cultivation."
      ],
      "id": "en-lay_by-en-verb-9qGBzs~d",
      "links": [
        [
          "crop",
          "crop"
        ],
        [
          "mature",
          "mature"
        ],
        [
          "cultivation",
          "cultivation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern US, Midland US) To tend (a crop) for the last time, leaving it to mature without further cultivation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern-US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay by"
}

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "lay by",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 20 25 13 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 16 21 19 38",
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          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (by)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "lie by"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "simple past of lie by"
      ],
      "id": "en-lay_by-en-verb-LzGDnAuG",
      "links": [
        [
          "lie by",
          "lie by#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay by"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (by)",
    "English verb forms",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lay bys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "lay by (plural lay bys)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "lay-by"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of lay-by"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lay-by",
          "lay-by#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay by"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (by)",
    "English verb forms",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lays by",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laying by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laid by",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lay<,,laid> by"
      },
      "expansion": "lay by (third-person singular simple present lays by, present participle laying by, simple past and past participle laid by)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put away for future use; save; to build up as savings."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "put away",
          "put away"
        ],
        [
          "save",
          "save"
        ],
        [
          "build up",
          "build up"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Nautical"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(of a sailing vessel) To remain stationary while heading into the wind; to come to a standstill; heave to; lay to."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "stationary",
          "stationary"
        ],
        [
          "standstill",
          "standstill"
        ],
        [
          "heave to",
          "heave to"
        ],
        [
          "lay to",
          "lay to"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) (of a sailing vessel) To remain stationary while heading into the wind; to come to a standstill; heave to; lay to."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Midland US English",
        "Southern US English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To tend (a crop) for the last time, leaving it to mature without further cultivation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crop",
          "crop"
        ],
        [
          "mature",
          "mature"
        ],
        [
          "cultivation",
          "cultivation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern US, Midland US) To tend (a crop) for the last time, leaving it to mature without further cultivation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern-US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay by"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (by)",
    "English verb forms",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "lie by"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "simple past of lie by"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lie by",
          "lie by#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay by"
}