laid up adjective2 •Stored at a dock or other place of safety.The ship was laid up until repairs could commence. •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. — 1902
