lays up

present tense third-person singular of lay up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lays up
Verb
  • The surprisingly spacious material easily stores your essentials, including your phone, keys, wallet, sunglasses, and more.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
  • Flock processes and stores data on the customer's behalf, with access and sharing controlled locally.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • The larger case easily stows a Kindle or iPad Mini, power bank, digital camera, earbuds, and more; the smaller one stashes cords and adapters.
    Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
  • To de-slime his pike, the Griz puts them in a paper grocery bag, then puts that bag in a larger garbage bag, and stashes it all in a cooler.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
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“Lays up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lays%20up. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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