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Meaning of lay up

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lay up

verb

Definitions

  1. To store; to put by.

    Example: We must lay up enough stores to get us through the winter.

  2. To disable or incapacitate; to confine to bed.

    Example: He was laid up for six weeks with pneumonia.

  3. To take out of active service.

    Example: The battleship is presently laid up in Portsmouth Harbour.

  4. To go out of active service.

    Example: The cruise ship lays up in November for the winter.