as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges
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Recent Examples of lay up
Morikawa was laid up 90 yards out, while Henley's approach sailed right of the green.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
At age 8, in Croatia, his sick father was temporarily laid up in bed.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025
The life cycle of a moth is 65 to 90 days, with female moths laying up to 300 eggs each.
—Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
But this bruin had laid up too much of his winter’s fat already.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
At age 8, in Croatia, his sick father was temporarily laid up in bed.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025
The life cycle of a moth is 65 to 90 days, with female moths laying up to 300 eggs each.
—Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
But this bruin had laid up too much of his winter’s fat already.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lay up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay up
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The attack knocked out the electricity that powered the facility’s incubators and damaged the backup generator, but emergency responders rushed in to address the outage and ensure that the thousands of frozen eggs, sperm and embryos stored in cryogenic tanks went unharmed.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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To slow down the process, store some of your slightly underripe avocados in the refrigerator.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
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The video shows a view of the baby laying in a child safety car seat.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Read More: Civil and Human Rights Organizations Sue Trump Administration Over DEI, Gender Orders The difference today lays in the scope and scaling back of the current president’s vision of human rights.—
Time,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Plus, each chair includes an attachable caddy for stashing drinks and snacks.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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Alo Yoga: Leggings, dresses, and more than 200 other styles are secretly stashed away in its sale section.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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