as in stored
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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Verb
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Nicholas and three of his playmates at the day care were poisoned by the lethal opioid, which the owners stored in a nap room, officials said.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Flour is a shelf-stable product, but how and where it is stored impacts its quality.—
Amy Sherman,
Martha Stewart,
4 Mar. 2026
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Soups shouldn't stay stashed more than 2 months.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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The guns were plastic-wrapped and stashed behind a false wall in a utility trailer.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Laid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20up. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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