Definition for lay-up - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	lay-up (lay-up) noun 1 [mass noun] the state whereby a ship is laid up: the ship ended its days in lay-up 2 Basketball a one-handed shot made from near the basket, especially one that rebounds off the backboard.		Search results in the dictionary lay up in lay¹ lay something in/up in lay¹ lay someone up in lay¹ lay something up in lay¹ lie up in lie¹ lie something up in lie¹ More results » Nearby Words lay ¹ lay ² lay ³ lay ⁴ lay brother lay figure lay reader lay-by lay-off lay-up layabout Layamon layaway layback layer layer cake layer-out layering layette