Layup Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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Definition of layup · 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 ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut layup noun SaveWord lay·​up |\ˈlā-ˌəp \ Definitionoflayup (Entry1of2) 1 :theactionoflayinguportheconditionofbeinglaidup 2 :ashotinbasketballmadefromnearthebasketusuallybyplayingtheballoffthebackboard layup verb laidup;layingup;laysup Definitionoflayup (Entry2of2) transitiveverb 1 :tostoreup:layby 2 :todisableorconfinewithillnessorinjury akneeinjurylaidhimupforaweek 3 :totakeoutofactiveservice Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutlayup Synonymsforlayup Synonyms:Verb cache, hoard, layaway, layby, layin, putby, saltaway, squirrel(away), stash, stockpile, store, stow, treasure VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesoflayupinaSentence Verb aneatingdisorderthatwouldimpelhertolayupcandybarsinherclosetforall-nightfoodbinges RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun JaylinWilliamsassistedonthelayupbyFlaniganatthe12:26markinthesecondhalf. — NubyjasWilborn|[email protected],al,22Dec.2021 WhentheTerpsdefeatedHofstra,Ayalamadethegame-tyinglayupandblockedapotentialgame-winning3-pointer. — RyanMcfadden,baltimoresun.com,13Dec.2021 DustyStromermadethegame-winninglayupwithonesecondlefttofinishwith24points. — EricSondheimerColumnist,LosAngelesTimes,11Dec.2021 ButAkins,whoreversedhismomentumquickly,racedbackandswoopedhighasWilliswentupforthelayupandmissed. — ChrisSolari,DetroitFreePress,10Dec.2021 Theslithery,quicksilverguardhasamannerofmakingeventhesimplestlayupintoaworkofart. — JeffMcdonald,SanAntonioExpress-News,6Dec.2021 BojanBogdanovichasthefastbreaklayup,butlobsittoMitchelloffthebackboard. — AndyLarsen,TheSaltLakeTribune,27Nov.2021 Thatrunbeganwith5straightpointsfromWalker,whograbbedanoffensiveboardfortheeasylayupwith9:30leftinthefirsthalf. — JasonBeede,orlandosentinel.com,10Nov.2021 JustinAhrensinboundedtheballtoMalakiBranhamwhofoundKeysealedoffinthepaintforthelayupwith0.3left. — StephenMeans,cleveland,9Nov.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'layup.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseoflayup Noun 1845,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Verb 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 LearnMoreAboutlayup Sharelayup PosttheDefinitionoflayuptoFacebook SharetheDefinitionoflayuponTwitter TimeTravelerforlayup Thefirstknownuseoflayupwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearlayup layunderwriter layup layup SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforlayup LastUpdated 30Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Layup.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layup.Accessed30Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforlayup layup noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionoflayup :ashotmadefromapositionthatisveryclosetothebasket SeethefulldefinitionforlayupintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary MorefromMerriam-Websteronlayup Nglish:TranslationoflayupforSpanishSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutlayup WORDOFTHEDAY astute SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower hydrangea chrysanthemum hyacinth amaryllis Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases Activevs.PassiveVoice:What'sTheDifference? It’scutanddrieduntilit’snot. 8WordsfortheWordyandTalkingTooMuch Youcan'tshutthemup,butyoucanlabelthem Isit‘traveling’or‘travelling’? Ataleoftwovariants AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames NaughtyorNice Aquizofvicesandvirtues Takethequiz HolidayPartyQuiz Agiftinquestionform Takethequiz SpellIt Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? Takethequiz



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