layup

== English == === Alternative forms === lay-up === Etymology === From lay +‎ up. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈleɪˌʌp/ === Noun === layup (plural layups) (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, countable or uncountable) 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. ==== Related terms ==== reverse layup ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== slam dunk === Anagrams === Pauly, uplay