lay up

• Verbe à particule signifiant stocker ou accumuler quelque chose pour une utilisation future, ou obliger quelqu'un à rester au lit à cause d'une maladie ou d'une blessure.

A phrasal verb meaning to store or accumulate something for future use, or to cause someone to be confined to bed due to illness or injury.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Store or reserveinformal

   To collect and store something for future use.

   mettre en réserve

   • They laid up a supply of firewood for the winter.
   • We should lay up some canned food in case of emergencies.
   • He laid up a large amount of money for his retirement.

   Synonymesaccumulatebankcachegarnerhoardreservesaveset asidesquirrel awaystashstockstockpilestore

   Antonymesconsumespendsquanderusewaste

2. Confine to bed (illness)informal

   To cause someone to stay in bed due to illness or injury.

   aliter

   • The flu laid him up for a week.
   • She was laid up with a broken leg for two months.
   • A bad cold laid up half the office staff.

   Synonymesbedincapacitate

Verbe de baselay