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# laid up

phrase (verb phrase, passive: be laid up)

«laid up» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, everyday) ill or injured and stuck in bed or at home.
2. (literal, of ships or vehicles) out of use for a while, stored or under repair.

### In the lessons

Used casually to explain absence because of illness or injury, without details. Register: everyday; all regions.

### Examples

- I was laid up with flu all week.
- Coach is laid up with a bad back.
- Chat: laid up with a broken ankle, send memes
- Gran's laid up, so we're bringing her soup.
- The boat is laid up for the winter.
- He was laid up for a month after the accident.

### Note

It is about illness or injury, not laziness. For boats it means out of use. Plain words: ill in bed.