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- [ley uhp]
- /leɪ ʌp/
- /leɪ ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ley uhp]
- /leɪ ʌp/
Definitions of lay up words
- noun lay up the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site. 1
- noun lay up the haunt or covert of an animal. 1
- noun lay up Golf. the position of the ball relative to how easy or how difficult it is to play. 1
- verb with object lay up to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 1
- verb with object lay up to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low. 1
- verb with object lay up to put or place in a particular position: The dog laid its ears back. 1
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Origin of lay up
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; noun use of verb phrase lay up
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lay up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lay up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lay up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lay up
verb lay up
- beat up — If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times.
- confine — To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- disable — make not work
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
Antonyms for lay up
verb lay up
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.