lie up

verb

1. to go into or stay in one's room or bed, as through illness
2. to be out of commission or use

   my car has been lying up for months

Example Sentences

Chambers will lie up in Seal Cove for an hour or two, I reckon, if he has got down that far.

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Meanwhile we had best lie up at the mouth of this place in case they should still be hidden here.

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Like a wounded lion, the Idaho was seeking a place where she could lie up and determine how badly she had been hurt.

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Greybrush was thoroughly frightened, and not daring to lie up in his own quarters, he had sought refuge in those of the badgers.

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In case a mule gets sick, or goes lame, don't you see that the machine would have to lie up until we could get another team?

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