layup

1 of 2

noun

lay·​up ˈlā-ˌəp 

1

: the action of laying up or the condition of being laid up

2

: a shot in basketball made from near the basket usually by playing the ball off the backboard

lay up

2 of 2

verb

laid up; laying up; lays up

transitive verb

1

: to store up : lay by

2

: to disable or confine with illness or injury

a knee injury laid him up for a week

3

: to take out of active service

Synonyms

Verb

• cache
• hoard
• lay away
• lay by
• lay in
• put by
• salt away
• squirrel (away)
• stash
• stockpile
• store
• stow
• treasure

Examples of layup in a Sentence

Verb

an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

New Knick Karl-Anthony Towns steps out of layup lines to dap up Cenat. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2024

James helped seal the game late with two assists — one to Gabe Vincent for a layup and one to Rui Hachimura for a three — to get the crowd to pop again. —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024

Verb

Additionally, the tubes were improperly laid up during the two-year shutdown period, causing 700 tubes in one steam generator and 248 in the other to now require significant repair. —Therese Boudreaux | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024

The reproductive system of this species is robust, enabling females to lay up to 100,000 eggs per clutch. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

layup

1 of 2 noun

lay·​up ˈlā-ˌəp 

: a basketball shot made from near the basket usually by bouncing the ball off the backboard

lay up

2 of 2 verb

1

: to store up

2

: to disable or confine with illness or injury

a knee injury laid her up for a week

3

: to take out of active service