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
Considering a mature colony can include up to 400,000 worker ants, a queen can lay up to 1,000 eggs a day, and that there can be several colonies per acre of land, fire ants can sometimes seem like the perfect pest.
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Gareth McGrath, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Females can lay up to 100 eggs during a lifetime, which hatch in three to six weeks.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
Michelin-award-winning chef Amit Kumar was laid up in a New Delhi hospital when his general contractor demolished an Orlando restaurant without getting permits or filing building plans with the city.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Time to talk themselves into a comeback, even as Tatum remains laid up in the hospital.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
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Gareth McGrath, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Females can lay up to 100 eggs during a lifetime, which hatch in three to six weeks.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
Michelin-award-winning chef Amit Kumar was laid up in a New Delhi hospital when his general contractor demolished an Orlando restaurant without getting permits or filing building plans with the city.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Time to talk themselves into a comeback, even as Tatum remains laid up in the hospital.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay up
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Artifacts and materials that were recovered during previous excavations of the area and stored in the Capitoline museum warehouses above have been brought down to the tunnels to be studied in their original context, D’Ambrosia says.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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Plus, the armrests are extra wide and can be used to hold drinks, and the chairs are weather-resistant, foldable, and easy to store.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
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It also cannot be laid in freezing temperatures, which complicates scheduling.—
Lee Igel,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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First, look for clusters of light green eggs, often laid in a triangle shape like billiard balls, on the undersides of leaves, and crush them.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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In this system, money is stashed away and can’t be used for anything else.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
18 July 2025
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Rather than hand it back, the president stashed it in the inside pocket of his suit jacket, drawing criticism from viewers.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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