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lay over

 
Idioms: lay over


1.  Postpone, as in This issue will have to be laid over until our next meeting. [Late 1800s]
2.  Make a stop in the course of a journey, as in They had to lay over for two days in New Delhi until the next flight to Katmandu. This sense gave rise to the noun lay-over for such a stopover. [Late 1800s]


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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight
  Synonym: stop over

Meaning #2: place on top of
  Synonyms: superimpose, superpose


 
 

 

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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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