Lay up and Unload

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Lay up verb - To put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place.

Usage example: an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges

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Unload is an antonym for lay up.

Unload verb - To empty or rid of cargo.

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Lay up is an antonym for unload.

Nearby Word: unloading

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Unload and Lay up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay_up/unload

Lay up & Unload. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay_up/unload>.

Unload or Lay up. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay_up/unload.

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