lay up

verb8

1. •
   To store; to put by.

   • We must lay up enough stores to get us through the winter.
2. •
   To disable or incapacitate; to confine to bed.

   • He was laid up for six weeks with pneumonia.
3. •
   To recuperate or rest; to remain in a place.

   • He laid up until recovering from his illness.
   • She's been laid up in Reno for weeks.
4. •
   To take out of active service.

   • The battleship is presently laid up in Portsmouth Harbour.
5. •
   To go out of active service.

   • The cruise ship lays up in November for the winter.
6. •
   To deliberately leave the ball further than necessary from the hole, so as to secure an easier succeeding shot.

   • Rather than try to reach the green, he chose to lay up.
7. •
   To make a layup with (a basketball)

   • He takes the pass, he drives, he lays it up and in.
8. •
   (US, slang) To have sex; to have a sexual relationship.