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

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