Synonyms of lay up

lay up

verb

as in to store

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 & Similar Words

• store
• lay in
• stash
• lay by
• hoard
• accumulate
• set aside
• put by
• lay away
• stow
• collect
• treasure
• save
• acquire
• conserve
• stockpile
• keep
• preserve
• cache
• gather
• salt away
• pile
• deposit
• round up
• stack
• squirrel (away)
• assemble
• set by
• scrape (together)
• pick up
• retain
• amass
• garner
• husband
• concentrate
• reserve
• heap
• bury
• hold
• conceal
• stock
• withhold
• secrete
• bank
• ensconce
• coffer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throw away
• throw out
• cast
• ditch
• use up
• dump
• discard
• unload
• fling (off or away)
• consume
• waste
• hand out
• jettison
• hand over
• spend
• relinquish
• run through
• squander
• surrender
• blow
• lavish
• dissipate
• expend
• exhaust
• deplete
• dispel
• impoverish
• disperse
• scatter
• misspend
• fritter (away)

Examples of lay up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just a few months later, while Pop was still laid up in bed, Alberta went to a Mets game and came home complaining of a headache. —Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024

Females can lay up to 100 eggs during a lifetime, which hatch in three to six weeks. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 July 2024

Hot off her third, and ultimate, overdose, she was laid up in a nursing home in theoretical recovery with her brand new ostomy bag. —Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 23 July 2024

The non-native frogs can lay up to 1,000 eggs during the spring and summer months, especially after heavy rains. —Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024

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