lay up

• Verbo frasal que significa armazenar ou acumular algo para uso futuro, ou fazer alguém ficar de cama por doença ou lesão.

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.

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Store or reserveinformal

   To collect and store something for future use.

   Armazenar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaccumulatebankcachegarnerhoardreservesaveset asidesquirrel awaystashstockstockpilestore

   Antônimosconsumespendsquanderusewaste

2. Confine to bed (illness)informal

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

   Acamar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbedincapacitate

Verbo baselay