lay-by

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Noun lay-by has 1 sense

layby, lay-by, pull-off, rest area, rest stop - designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by"
--₁ is a kind of area

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Lay-by

Noun

1. A designated area at the side of a road where vehicles can pull off and park temporarily.

Example sentence: After a long drive, I decided to take a rest at a lay-by for a quick picnic.

Verb (transitive)

1. To put something aside or reserve for future use.

Example sentence: I need to lay-by some money each month to save for a new laptop.

Verb (transitive)

2. To store or keep an item in a particular place temporarily.

Example sentence: Can you lay-by these boxes in the storage room until we have more space?

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