laid up

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [leyd uhp]
- /leɪd ʌp/
- /leɪd ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [leyd uhp]
- /leɪd ʌp/

Definitions of laid up words

verb with object laid 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 laid 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 laid up to put or place in a particular position: The dog laid its ears back. 1
verb with object laid up to cause to be in a particular state or condition: Their motives were laid bare. 1
verb with object laid up to set, place, or apply (often followed by to or on): to lay hands on a child. 1
verb with object laid up to dispose or place in proper position or in an orderly fashion: to lay bricks. 1

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Origin of laid up

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English layen, leggen, Old English lecgan (causative of licgan to lie2); cognate with Dutch leggen, German legen, Old Norse legja, Gothic lagjan

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Parts of speech for Laid up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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laid up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for laid up

adj laid up

bedfast — bedridden
bedridden — Someone who is bedridden is so ill or has such a severe disability that they cannot get out of bed.
confined — If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
cramper — a spiked metal plate used as a brace for the feet in throwing the stone
crippled — physically incapacitated

adjective laid up

ailing — An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker.
ill — of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.
incapacitated — unable to act, respond, or the like (often used euphemistically when one is busy or otherwise occupied): He can't come to the phone now—he's incapacitated.
invalided — Simple past tense and past participle of invalid.

All 17 Synonyms of laid up