laying up

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Present participle of lay up
lay up
To take out of active service
lay up
To store; to put by

I employed myself in making, as well as I could, a great many baskets, both to carry earth or to carry or lay up anything, as I had occasion; and though I did not finish them very handsomely, yet I made them sufficiently serviceable for my purpose.

lay up
To make a layup with (a basketball)

He takes the pass, he drives, he lays it up and in.

lay up
To disable
lay up
To go out of active service
lay up
(also "lay back, play for position", sometimes "transport shot") a shot played to a particular location to allow for an easier subsequent shot or to keep the ball from going too far (e g , when the fairway ends in a deep canyon and it is not possible to carry the canyon from the current position) Example: I hit my tee shot too far to the right on the par 5, so I had to lay up/lay back/play for position, as I couldn't carry the water with my second shot
lay up
disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks"
lay up
If someone is laid up with an illness, the illness makes it necessary for them to stay in bed. I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism Powell ruptured a disc in his back and was laid up for a year
lay up
disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks
lay up
(aka: "lay back", "play for position") a shot played to a particular location to allow for an easier subsequent shot or to keep the ball from going too far and getting into trouble Example: "I didn't hit a very good drive so I had to lay up to the water before trying my approach into the green "
lay up
Vessel moored at a protected anchorage or berth for a period of time with most onboard systems shut down and only a skeleton crew or watchman Normally vessels enter lay up in times of economic hardship
laying up

    Hyphenation

    lay·ing up

    Turkish pronunciation

    leyîng ʌp

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlāəɴɢ ˈəp/ /ˈleɪɪŋ ˈʌp/
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