layin

lay·in | \ ˈlā-ˌin

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Definition of layin

(Entry 1 of 2)

: layup sense 2

lay in

laid in; laying in; lays in

Definition of lay in (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: lay by, save lays in food for the winter

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Verb be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Leesburg responded with two 3-point shots by Erving, a fastbreak layin by Erving and a couple of stops. — Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Leesburg tops Sarasota Booker in 6A semifinal thriller," 8 Mar. 2018 After another Osceola mistake, Harge scored another layin off a sideline inbounds play. — Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Oak Ridge edges Osceola 57-54 for state tournament berth," 3 Mar. 2018 There were three consecutive timeouts, two by Butler and one by Doss, prior to Franklin's swipe and layin. — Nate Bryan, The Courier-Journal, "Franklin's steal seals Doss boys basketball's upset of Butler in 22nd District final," 23 Feb. 2018 Redmond senior Andrea Dang drew a foul on a layin with 50 seconds left in overtime to tie the score at 60. — Jayda Evans, The Seattle Times, "Kara Choi’s big three-pointer helps Bellevue upset No. 7 Redmond in overtime," 19 Jan. 2018 Less than one minute later, Mangan added a highlight-reel basket with a double-pump layin. — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, "Pete Mangan does the little things to fuel Loyola basketball's success," 18 Jan. 2018 Faberowski then stole the ball and scored for 34-30 M-A. Norton, who returned in the third period, followed with a steal and a breakaway layin and M-A’s lead was 6 points. — John Reid, The Mercury News, "Boys basketball: Menlo-Atherton turns it up a notch against Palo Alto," 4 Feb. 2017 In the first quarter of Game 7, Redick attempted only a single shot, a running layin that couldn’t climb over the front of the rim. — Dan Woike, latimes.com, "With J.J. Redick stymied, Clippers offense struggled," 30 Apr. 2017

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