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
Female cicadas can lay up to 600 eggs, inserting them into the branches of trees and shrubs with their ovipositor (egg-laying organ), according to the University of Massachusetts.
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 May 2025
Considering a mature colony can include up to 400,000 worker ants, a queen can lay up to 1,000 eggs a day, and that there can be several colonies per acre of land, fire ants can sometimes seem like the perfect pest.
—Gareth McGrath, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Females can lay up to 100 eggs during a lifetime, which hatch in three to six weeks.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
Michelin-award-winning chef Amit Kumar was laid up in a New Delhi hospital when his general contractor demolished an Orlando restaurant without getting permits or filing building plans with the city.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 May 2025
Considering a mature colony can include up to 400,000 worker ants, a queen can lay up to 1,000 eggs a day, and that there can be several colonies per acre of land, fire ants can sometimes seem like the perfect pest.
—Gareth McGrath, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Females can lay up to 100 eggs during a lifetime, which hatch in three to six weeks.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
Michelin-award-winning chef Amit Kumar was laid up in a New Delhi hospital when his general contractor demolished an Orlando restaurant without getting permits or filing building plans with the city.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay up
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When stored properly, an uncut head of cabbage can last up to two months in the fridge.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Aug. 2025
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The stackable design also makes the stools easy to store away or move around.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Monty lays in the dirt, left; and a close-up of his shameless position, right.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Serafini did shoot Spohr dead that day after laying in wait at the couple's $3.5 million home for hours, but Wood managed to survive despite being shot twice in the head at point blank range.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This sporty set features a loose top and matching shorts with pockets to stash phones and room keys.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Because of statutory and constitutional requirements, those totals put Beacon Hill in a position to stash more money into reserves, and set up another sizable surtax surplus that lawmakers will get to dole out to education and transportation investments.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
9 Aug. 2025
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