laying up
Accumulating for later
Laying up is storing something for future use or safekeeping: They spent the fall laying up firewood for winter.
In nautical contexts, laying up a boat means taking it out of service, typically for the off-season.
In basketball, laying up is attempting a layup shot.
The phrase also describes resting due to illness or injury: He's been laying up with a bad back.
- convalescingHealing after sickness
- recuperatingRegaining health gradually
- on the mendGradually recovering health
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
squirreling away · warehousing · resting · stashing · laminating · healing · preserving · molding · idling · stacking · bonding · mending · taking it easy · pausing · out of commission · caching · putting away · setting aside
laying upspending
Outlaying of funds
using up · depleting · squandering · consuming · dissipating
laying upgetting up
Transition from prone to standing
up and about · on the move · working · operating · in action
laying uplaunching
Setting something in motion
commissioning · putting to sea · setting sail · fitting out · deploying
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