LAY-UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

lay-up; layup

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lay-up" is a kind of...):

basketball shot (throwing the basketball toward the hoop)

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