lay up (English, verb)
expansion: lay up (third-person singular simple present lays up, present participle laying up, simple past and past participle laid up)
Senses:
glosses: To store; to put by.
tags: transitive
glosses: To disable or incapacitate; to confine to bed.
tags: transitive
glosses: To recuperate or rest; to remain in a place.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To take out of active service.
tags: transitive
glosses: To go out of active service.
tags: intransitive
topics: ball-games
basketball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To make a layup with (a basketball)
tags: transitive
topics: golf
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To deliberately leave the ball further than necessary from the hole, so as to secure an easier succeeding shot.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To have sex; to have a sexual relationship.
tags: US
slang
Forms:
form: lays up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: laying up
tags: participle
present
form: laid up
tags: participle
past
form: laid up
tags: past