laid up

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Unable to move about normally due to illness or injury, especially when confined to bed.
2. (not-comparable) Stored at a dock or other place of safety.

Verb

simple past and past participle of lay up

lay up

1. (transitive) To store; to put by.
2. (transitive) To disable or incapacitate; to confine to bed.
3. (intransitive) To recuperate or rest; to remain in a place.
4. (transitive) To take out of active service.
5. (intransitive) To go out of active service.
6. (transitive) To make a layup with (a basketball)
7. (intransitive) To deliberately leave the ball further than necessary from the hole, so as to secure an easier succeeding shot.
8. (US, slang) To have sex; to have a sexual relationship.

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Synonyms

bedridden

lay up

confined to one’s bed

Translations

alité

costretto

bedlegerig