lay up

Meaning

1. 1

   lay sb up

   if sb is laid up, they are unable to work, etc. because of an illness or injury

   She's laid up with a broken leg.

2. 2

   lay sth up

   if you lay up problems or trouble for yourself, you do sth that will cause you problems later

3. 3

   lay sth up

   to stop using a ship or other vehicle while it is being repaired

4. 4

   lay sth in / up

   to collect and store sth to use in the future

   to lay in food supplies

In the movies · 6

• It's gonna be a lay-up.Swingers1996
• Give me a lay-up line. Let's go.Coach Carter2005
• Time! I like the kid who made the lay-up.We Are Marshall2006
• And not to be laying up here in the gutter with you.The Butler2013
• You lay up in my bed every night. My bed!Ray2004
• They never pass the ball, they don't wanna play defense, they take five steps on every lay-up to the hoop,25th Hour2002

Learn it in full scenes

• Swingers1996
  • Rob Explains the No-Call Rule
  • Trent Talks Mike Into Vegas
  • Trent Schools Mike in Vegas

From the same entry

• lay about
• lay about you
• lay aside
• lay down
• lay into
• lay off
• lay off
• lay off
• lay on
• lay on
• lay out
• lay out