Definitions for lay-up
lay-up
lay-up
Spelling: [ley-uhp]
IPA: /ˈleɪˌʌp/
Lay-Up is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.
You can make 46 anagrams from letters in lay-up (-alpuy).
Definitions for lay-up
noun
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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.
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the operation of assembling veneers for pressing into plywood.
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the operation of applying alternate layers of material and a binder to form a bonded material.
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lay1 (def 40).
Origin of lay-up
First recorded in 1940-45; noun use of verb phrase lay up
Examples for lay-up
Evidently the Montana's lay-up had discouraged the mass of stockholders.