same as lay
to make someone stay in bed as a result of being ill or injured
to not use a vehicle or ship for a period of time, especially because it needs to be repaired
He was wounded in an air-raid when on the run, lay up for a long while, then got knocked about by Gestapo thugs.
He’s still laid up with a bad back.
I'm thinking we'd best lay up in this crack till night's over.
Might have to lay up with you for a few days till things cool off.
The lad lay up to his armpits in the stream and was shivering and blue about the lips.
lays up
laying up
laid up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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