Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : to store up : LAY BY
2 : to disable or confine with illness or injury <a knee injury laid him up for a week>
3 : to take out of active service
Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : to store up : LAY BY
2 : to disable or confine with illness or injury <a knee injury laid him up for a week>
3 : to take out of active service
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012