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
Comedian Mike Epps had some encouraging words for a teen laid up in the hospital after being shot three times over the weekend.
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Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
She's unhappily laid up right now after a hit and run car accident near her Cranston home.
—Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 21 Jan. 2026
Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers attempts a lay up against Miles McBride #2 and Mitchell Robinson #23 of the New York Knicks during the third quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference...
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The Ryder Cup hopeful laid up, only to leave his approach shot in the water.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
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Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
She's unhappily laid up right now after a hit and run car accident near her Cranston home.
—Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 21 Jan. 2026
Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers attempts a lay up against Miles McBride #2 and Mitchell Robinson #23 of the New York Knicks during the third quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference...
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The Ryder Cup hopeful laid up, only to leave his approach shot in the water.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay up
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The original parchment was rolled up and stored in the office of the secretary of the Continental Congress, but was then moved around a fair amount during the war—bouncing around towns and cities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey before ending up, in 1785, in New York.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In April, the company brought together store directors from across the country for training focused on improving customer service, which analysts and shoppers alike agree has slipped since the pandemic.—
Star Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Flick was aware of what lay in store for his team and asked them to play a more pragmatic game than usual.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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One big unknown, following the death of the penny, lay in how retailers might handle the math of rounding off cash transactions.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Try MyRecipes, our digital recipe box, to stash and organize all your favorite Better Homes & Gardens recipes.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2026
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Here, cyclists can stash food, luggage, backpacks, camping gear, etc.—
C.C. Weiss
May 01,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
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“Lay up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20up. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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