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Laid up

adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Unable to move about normally due to illness or injury, especially when confined to bed. not-comparable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Stored at a dock or other place of safety. not-comparable

    "The ship was laid up until repairs could commence."

Adjective
  1. 1
    ill and usually confined wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of lay up form-of, participle, past

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