WordNet
lay away
v. save up as for future use [syn: hoard, stash, cache, hive up, squirrel away]
Usage examples of "lay away".
Prepare the ground for new crop tests, lay away grain and seeds against the possibility of a bad year.
She was laying away that spring-- afterward she would lay away that sweetness.
She was laying away that spring--afterward she would lay away that sweetness.