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Synonyms for lay up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ley-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪˌʌp



Définition of lay up

Origin :
  • "manner of lying," 1690s, from lie (v.2). Sense in golf is from 1857.
  • verb hurt, incapacitate
Example sentences :
  • Mix these all together, put them into your pie, then lay up the top.
  • Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury
  • "No, they lay up at Peden's on the floor where they happen to fall," Conboy replied.
  • Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
  • My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.
  • Extract from : « Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature » by Various
  • "Why, I shouldn't wonder if we could lay up considerable this winter," said she to Polly.
  • Extract from : « An Arrow in a Sunbeam » by Various
  • There are holy men who say that we ought in no degree to "lay up."
  • Extract from : « To My Younger Brethren » by Handley C. G. Moule
  • With economy, both thought they could continue to lay up something.
  • Extract from : « Fame and Fortune » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • I only desire your good, and so to lay up a little Mitzvah in heaven.'
  • Extract from : « Ghetto Comedies » by Israel Zangwill
  • Well, if he has to lay up for a week or two, the rancho won't suffer.
  • Extract from : « Two Men of Sandy Bar » by Bret Harte
  • Lay up something for a rainy day, if it is nothing more than the rheumatism.
  • Extract from : « How to Solve Conundrums » by Anonymous
  • Mark that word of God which he readeth to you, and reverence, and love, and lay up that.
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard

Antonyms for lay up

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