0 to stop doing or thinking about something, usually for a short period of time: --
He's temporarily laid aside some quite interesting projects to write the script.
1 to keep something, usually money, for use in the future: --
2 to put something away or to stop using something: --
3 to stop doing something, especially to stop thinking or talking about something: --
Laying aside healthcare for now, our main item on the agenda is unemployment.
4 to keep something, usually money, for use in the future: --
She's trying to lay something aside for her retirement.