- layup
- noun Date: 1925 1. the action of laying up or the condition of being laid up 2. a shot in basketball made from near the basket usually by playing the ball off the backboard
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layup — ☆ layup [lā′up΄] n. Basketball a type of shot made from just under the basket and, typically, off the backboard * * * … Universalium
layup — (n.) also lay up, temporary period out of work, 1927, from LAY (Cf. lay) (v.) + UP (Cf. up). Basketball shot so called from 1948 … Etymology dictionary
layup — ☆ layup [lā′up΄] n. Basketball a type of shot made from just under the basket and, typically, off the backboard … English World dictionary
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layup — noun a) A close range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away. Meeting the numbers will be a layup, if not a slam dunk. b) A relatively easy task. See Also: reverse layup … Wiktionary
Layup — Fragiskos Alvertis bei einem Korbleger Der Korbleger (engl. „layup“) ist eine Wurftechnik in der Sportart Basketball. Dabei wird der Ball (in der Regel aus dem Lauf) mit einer Hand direkt in den Korb oder ans Brett gelegt. Korbleger sind nach dem … Deutsch Wikipedia
layup — Used in the context of general equities. Easily executed trade or order. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: lead pipe. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
layup — Mawdesley Glossary (hole). loop holes as in barns, set in diamond … English dialects glossary
layup — n. basketball move in which one throws the ball toward the basket using one hand (generally bouncing it off the backboard) n. process of pressing layers of wood into plywood; assembly of layers of material and layers of adhesives to form a bonded … English contemporary dictionary
layup — noun a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) • Syn: ↑lay up • Hypernyms: ↑basketball shot … Useful english dictionary
