layup

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noun

lay·​up ˈlā-ˌəp How to pronounce layup (audio)
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: 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

lay up

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verb

laid up; laying up; lays up

transitive verb

1
: to store up : lay by
2
: to disable or confine with illness or injury
a knee injury laid him up for a week
3
: to take out of active service

Examples of layup in a Sentence

Verb an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Sparks were able to get within one point, but a late sequence that consisted of a fadeaway basket from Skylar Diggins-Smith and a Crystal Dangerfield turnover that led to a fast-break layup from former Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike stretched the lead to five with less than two minutes to go. Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024 Atlanta stretched the lead to nine in the fourth quarter but was reeled in by Indiana once again, with a Boston layup off Clark’s 10th assist tying the game at 90 with 18 seconds left. Sam Joseph, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
Others are laid up with fever, cough, and fatigue for days or weeks. Arthur Allen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2024 Just a few months later, while Pop was still laid up in bed, Alberta went to a Mets game and came home complaining of a headache. Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for layup 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of layup was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Layup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layup. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

layup

1 of 2 noun
lay·​up ˈlā-ˌəp How to pronounce layup (audio)
: a basketball shot made from near the basket usually by bouncing the ball off the backboard

lay up

2 of 2 verb
1
: to store up
2
: to disable or confine with illness or injury
a knee injury laid her up for a week
3
: to take out of active service

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