Antonyms for lay up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ley-uhp |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪˌʌp |
Definition of lay up
Origin :- "manner of lying," 1690s, from lie (v.2). Sense in golf is from 1857.
- verb hurt, incapacitate
- 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
Synonyms for lay up
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