lay-up
noun
a shot with one hand from a point close to the basket, in which a player shoots the ball toward the basket, often off the backboard.
layup
-
a variation of
lay-up.
Example Sentences
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Carrington caught Cunningham across the left side of the head with her arm as the Indiana Fever guard attempted a right-handed layup late in the opening quarter in Chicago.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Offering a layup to politics writers, Drake briefly wonders if the ire he’s earned through decades of digs and questionable interpolations of other artists’ songs is actually antisemitism.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
There are times, especially on defense, when he wraps an opponent’s layup like an octopus, that Wembanyama looks an easy 8 feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The Sparks narrowed the deficit to one by halftime following an Ogwumike three-pointer and backhand layup late in the second.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
He beat me to the bound and drove for a layup.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
