layup
English
noun
Definitions
- (basketball) A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
- (colloquial) A relatively easy task.
- The state of being laid up.
- (rail transport) A track used to store train cars.
- (rail transport) A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.
- (materials science) The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.
Etymology
Compound from English lay (meadow) + English up (a higher degree, adverb).
Origin
English
up
Gloss
a higher degree, adverb
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Johnny-jump-up English
- allay English
- antiup English
- backup English
- belay English
- bindup English
- blow up English
- breakup English
- buildup English
- burn up English
- buy up English
- buyup English
- cheese up English
- cleanup English
- draw-up English
- dustup English
- faceup English
- fillup English
- fixer-upper English
- flare-up English
- flatlay English
- forelay English
- forlay English
- getup English
- glow-up English
- gut up English
- hole up English
- inlay English
- interlay English
- lay English
- lay down English
- lay judge English
- lay out English
- layabout English
- layback English
- layer English
- layest English
- layeth English
- layflat English
- layland English
- layless English
- layman English
- layout English
- layover English
- layperson English
- layshaft English
- layship English
- laystall English
- laytime English
- laywoman English
- leadup English
- liftup English
- light up English
- linkup English
- matchup English
- mess-up English
- mislay English
- mixup English
- muck-up English
- mugup English
- nut up English
- offlay English
- onlay English
- outlay English
- overlay English
- pent-up English
- pickup English
- pipelay English
- power-up English
- prelay English
- re-lay English
- run-up English
- scaleup English
- scoop up English
- setup English
- shakeup English
- situp English
- stackup English
- stickup English
- stitch-up English
- suckup English
- sum-up English
- two-up English
- underlay English
- unlay English
- up English
- up so down English
- upalong English
- upback English
- upbow English
- upcard English
- upcasing English
- upchirp English
- upcoast English
- upcoming English
- upcountry English
- upcropping English
- updip English
- upglide English
- uphanded English
- uphill English
- upkeep English
- uplay English
- uplight English
- uplink English
- upload English
- uplying English
- upmass English
- upmost English
- upness English
- upon English
- uppest English
- uppish English
- uppity English
- uprank English
- upsample English
- upscatter English
- upshock English
- upshorts English
- upside down English
- upsitting English
- upskirt English
- upslanting English
- upslur English
- upstair English
- upstate English
- upstreet English
- upstroke English
- upsun English
- uptil English
- uptodate English
- upvalue English
- upward English
- upwards English
- upwarp English
- walkup English
- waylay English
- wayupthere English
- write-up English
- upar Portuguese
- アップ Japanese
- upp Old English
- layen Middle English
- apim Tok Pisin
- up
- lay
- upon
- buyup
- belay
- layer
- updip
- inlay
- uptil
- uplay
- allay
- unlay
- upbow
- situp
- mugup
- getup
- upsun
- setup
- mixup
- onlay
- faceup
- prelay
- run-up
- leadup
- dustup
- uplink
- suckup
- uppest
- upmost
- upness
- offlay
- walkup
- sum-up
- liftup
- layeth
- two-up
- buy up
- upback
- layest
- upslur
- nut up
- upward
- forlay
- uprank
- uppish
- pickup
- layout
- re-lay
- outlay
- upload
- upkeep
- waylay
- antiup
- layman
- upwarp
- upmass
- mislay
- bindup
- gut up
- linkup
- upcard
- uppity
- backup
- fillup
- uphill
- cleanup
- pent-up
- upalong
- upwards
- stackup
- hole up
- upstate
- lay out
- pipelay
- muck-up
- layflat
- breakup
- upchirp
- laytime
- layship
- upvalue
- overlay
- uplight
- upskirt
- blow up
- upcoast
- layless
- upshock
- layland
- uplying
- flatlay
- upstair
- draw-up
- shakeup
- forelay
- burn up
- mess-up
- scaleup
- layover
- matchup
- glow-up
- buildup
- upglide
- layback
- stickup
- layshaft
- laystall
- uptodate
- upcasing
- uphanded
- write-up
- laywoman
- upstroke
- power-up
- layabout
- lay down
- light up
- interlay
- upstreet
- upcoming
- scoop up
- flare-up
- upshorts
- upsample
- underlay
- stitch-up
- cheese up
- upcountry
- upscatter
- upsitting
- layperson
- lay judge
- upslanting
- wayupthere
- up so down
- upcropping
- fixer-upper
- upside down
- Johnny-jump-up