The difference between Lay down and Place

When used as verbs, lay down means to give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground, whereas place means to put (an object or person) in a specific location.

Place is also noun with the meaning: an open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lay down and Place

  1. Lay down as a verb (transitive):

    To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.

    Examples:

    "The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon."

    "Lay down your arms."

  2. Lay down as a verb (transitive):

    To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.

    Examples:

    "He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus."

  3. Lay down as a verb (transitive):

    To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).

    Examples:

    "Let's lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent."

    "You've got to lay down the law with that boy."

  4. Lay down as a verb:

    To stock, store (e.g. wine) for the future. See also lay by.

  5. Lay down as a verb (euphemism, transitive):

    To euthanize an animal.

  6. Lay down as a verb:

    To sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life."

  7. Lay down as a verb (intransitive, nonstandard, proscribed):

    To lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.

    Examples:

    "I feel a bit ill, so I'm going to go lay down for a while."

  8. Lay down as a verb (nautical, dated):

    To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.

  1. Lay down as a verb:

    Examples:

    "He lay down in his bed until he felt better."

  1. Place as a noun (physical):

    An area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. A group of houses. An inhabited area: a village, town, or city. Any area of the earth: a region. The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit. The area where one lives: one's home, formerly country estates and farms. An area of the skin. An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory. An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.

    Examples:

    "They live at Westminster Place."

    "He is going back to his native place on vacation."

    "We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places."

    "Do you want to come over to my place later?"

  2. Place as a noun:

    A location or position in space.

  3. Place as a noun:

    A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.

  4. Place as a noun:

    A passage or extract from a book or document.

  5. Place as a noun:

    A topic.

  6. Place as a noun:

    A frame of mind.

    Examples:

    "I'm in a strange place at the moment."

  7. Place as a noun:

    A chess position; a square of the chessboard.

  8. Place as a noun (social):

    A responsibility or position in an organization. A role or purpose; a station. The position of a contestant in a competition. The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position. The position as a member of a sports team.

    Examples:

    "It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case."

    "We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place."

    "to win a bet on a horse for place"

    "He lost his place in the national team."

  9. Place as a noun:

    A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.

  10. Place as a noun:

    Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.

    Examples:

    "three decimal places;  the hundreds place'"

  11. Place as a noun:

    Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.

    Examples:

    "That's what I said in the first place!"

  12. Place as a noun:

    Reception; effect; implying the making room for.

  1. Place as a verb (transitive):

    To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

    Examples:

    "He placed the glass on the table."

  2. Place as a verb (intransitive):

    To earn a given spot in a competition. To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.

    Examples:

    "The Cowboys placed third in the league."

    "In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars."

  3. Place as a verb (transitive):

    To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.

    Examples:

    "I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where."

  4. Place as a verb (transitive, in the passive):

    To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.

    Examples:

    "Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race."

  5. Place as a verb (transitive):

    To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.

  6. Place as a verb (transitive):

    To arrange for or to make (a bet).

    Examples:

    "I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls."

  7. Place as a verb (transitive):

    To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.

    Examples:

    "They phoned hoping to place her in the management team."

  8. Place as a verb (sports, transitive):

    To place-kick (a goal).

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