lay-up

A form of layup — A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.

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Meanings

nounlay-up (plural lay-ups)

plural lay-ups

  1. alternativeball gamesAlternative form of layup.

    Christophe could tell whether Joshua wanted him to pass the ball to him into the inside for an easy lay-up by the set of his mouth.

    2008, Jesmyn Ward, Where the Line Bleeds, Bloomsbury (2018), pages 52-53

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Cite this entry
APA

lay-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay-up

MLA

“lay-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lay-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay-up.

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