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- [ley uhp]
- /leɪ ʌp/
- /leɪ ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ley uhp]
- /leɪ ʌp/
Definitions of lay-up word
- noun lay-up Basketball. 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. 1
- noun lay-up the operation of assembling veneers for pressing into plywood. 1
- noun lay-up the operation of applying alternate layers of material and a binder to form a bonded material. 1
- noun lay-up lay1 (def 40). 1
- noun lay-up basketball shot 1
- noun lay-up (basketball) Alternative form of layup. 0
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Origin of lay-up
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; noun use of verb phrase lay up
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Parts of speech for Lay-up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lay-up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Top questions with lay-up
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