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Layup
Meaning
Noun
●
In Basketball:
A
close-range
shot
in which the
shooter
banks
the
ball
off the
backboard
from
a few
feet
away.
●
A
relatively
easy
task.
●
The
state of being
laid
up.
●
In Rail transportation:
A
track
used to
store
train
cars.
●
In Rail transportation:
A
train
car
sitting in
storage
(
laid up
), often overnight.
●
In Materials science:
The process of
applying
alternate
layers
of a
material
and a
binding agent
to form a
composite
material
.
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Origin
layup
English
lay
English
laie
Middle English (1100-1500)
lay
Middle English (1100-1500)
lai
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
layen
Middle English (1100-1500)
up
English
upp
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Putback
Fadeaway
Dunk
Fastbreak
Composite
Formwork
Touchdown
Casting
Weld
Ball
Moulding
Extrusion
Ply
Shot
Drill
Seam
Pultrusion
Sealant
Punch
Configuration
Hole
Cut
Filling
Mould
Plane
Assembly
Drawing
Roller
Mortar
Free Throw
Field Goal
Jump Shot
Bank Shot
Fast Break
Alley Oop
Foul Shot
Hook Shot
Jump Ball
Pump Fake
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