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layup

noun

Meaning

  1. nounA close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
  2. nounA relatively easy task.

    Example: Meeting the numbers will be a layup, if not a slam dunk.

  3. nounThe state of being laid up.

    Example: The ship endured an interminable layup in the harbor lasting nearly a month.

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