lay up

verb

Definition of lay upnext
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 Females mate only once in their 10–30-day lifespan but can lay up to 3,000 eggs. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026 The neo-bluegrass musician took to social media Monday to post photos of himself laid up in a hospital bed, along with multiple X-rays of the nuts and bolts now holding his leg together. — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 McIlroy twice made birdie on the par 5s after laying up from the trees. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 Summit's Javon Ross (33) lays up a ball as Lovejoy's Maddox Johnson (2) defends in the second half of a high school basketball game, Class 5A Division II state semifinal, at SUM’s Moody Coliseum, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in University Park. — Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lay up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay up
  1. store
  2. lay in
  3. stash
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  • Amazon alleged that Muse stores customer credentials and scrapes account data, among other issues.
    — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • According to Meta, Muse cannot see passwords or payment methods stored there.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of store
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  • The challenge lay in orchestrating these systems simultaneously.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Three roach corpses lay in the kitchen at the dishwashing area.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of lay in
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  • Small kitchens force hard choices about what sits on the counter and what gets stashed away.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In total, the Yankees have just shy of $120 million stashed away to cover their stadium commitments.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of stash

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“Lay up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20up. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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