Definition of Layup

1. Noun. A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard).

Exact synonyms: Lay-up
Generic synonyms: Basketball Shot

Definition of Layup

1. Noun. (basketball) A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away. ¹

2. Noun. (colloquial) A relatively easy task. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Layup

1. a shot in basketball [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Layup

lays bare
lays down
lays off
lays out
lays over
lays siege
lays up
lays waste
layshaft
layshafts
layship
laystall
laystalls
laytime
laytimes
layup (current term)
layups
laywoman
laywomen
lazar
lazar house
lazarenkoite
lazaret
lazarets
lazarette
lazarettes
lazaretto
lazarettos
lazarine leprosy
lazarite

Literary usage of Layup

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Fiberglass-Reinforced and Composite Plastics Industry: Guide to by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Contact molding is defined as a zero-pressure molding method in which only one side is the mold surface. There are two principal techniques — hand layup and ..."

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