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lay up

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Synonyms & Antonyms of lay up

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

Synonyms for lay up

cache,
hoard,
lay away,
lay by,
lay in,
put by,
salt away,
squirrel (away),
stash,
stockpile,
store,
stow,
treasure

Words Related to lay up

accumulate,
acquire,
amass,
assemble,
collect,
concentrate,
garner,
gather,
pick up,
round up,
scrape (together)

heap,
pile,
stack

conserve,
husband,
preserve

bank,
coffer,
deposit,
hold,
keep,
reserve,
retain,
save,
set by,
stock,
withhold

bury,
conceal,
ensconce,
secrete

Phrases Synonymous with lay up

set aside

Near Antonyms for lay up

cast,
discard,
ditch,
dump,
fling (off or away),
jettison,
throw away,
throw out,
unload

consume,
squander,
use up,
waste

hand out,
hand over,
relinquish,
surrender

blow,
dissipate,
fritter (away),
lavish,
misspend,
run through,
spend

deplete,
exhaust,
expend,
impoverish

dispel,
disperse,
dissipate,
scatter

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