lay one down

verb

To bunt (sense 4)

“Martin laid one down to get Buckley over to second.”

Meanings

verblay one down (third-person singular simple present lays one down, present participle laying one down, simple past and past participle laid one down)

present singular third person lays one down · participle present laying one down · participle past laid one down · past laid one down

  1. intransitiveslangball gamesTo bunt (sense 4)

    Martin laid one down to get Buckley over to second.

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