lay up
[verb]
Synonyms: accumulate, amass, cumulate, garner, hive, roll up, stockpile, store (up), uplay, save, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, put by, salt away, spare

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lay up phrasal verb (see also lay)

1. be laid up (with something) to have to stay in bed because you are ill or injured:
I was laid up for a week with flu.

2. to stop using a boat or vehicle, especially while it is being repaired
lay something ↔ up
Most of the yachts were laid up for the winter.

3. lay something ↔ up old-fashioned to collect and store something to use in the future:
We started laying up firewood for the winter.

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ˈlay-up noun [countable]
a throw in basketball made from very close to the basket or from under it

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lay up
lay (someone) up
to force someone to stay in bed or do very little.
She's been laid up with the flu for a week.

The accident laid him up with a broken leg.

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lay up
1. • lay up (something)
collect a supply of something, save something for future use, store something
We are planning to lay up some canned fruit for the winter.

2. • lay up (a vessel)
take a vessel out of active service, put a boat in a boat dock or a garage
The weather was getting cold so they decided to lay up their boat for the winter.

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lay up something
• lay up (something)
collect a supply of something, save something for future use, store something
We are planning to lay up some canned fruit for the winter.

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lay up
v.
1. To collect a supply of; save for future, use; store.
Bees lay up honey for the winter.
2. To keep in the house or in bed because of sickness or injury; disable.
Jack was laid up with a twisted knee and couldn't play in the final game.
3. To take out of active service; put in a boat dock or a garage.
Bill had to lay up his boat when school started.
If you lay up a car for the winter, you should take out the battery.

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