laid up

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laid up

adjective

not comparable Unable to move about normally due to illness or injury, especially when confined to bed. For days Ailie had an absent eye and a sad face, and it so fell out that in all that time young Heriotside, who had scarce missed a day, was laid up with a broken arm and never came near her.
not comparable Stored at a dock or other place of safety. The ship was laid up until repairs could commence.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of lay up

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@misc{laid_up_2026,
  title = {laid up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/laid%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}