Definitions
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- noun basketball A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
- noun colloquial A relatively easy task.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
Etymologies
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Examples
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And the fiber layup is designed to maximize bump absorption, not stiffness.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Blowing up tires, taking them off, and more 2010
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Willliams gave a rare display of emotion after missing a layup from the baseline and converting a three-point play with 2: 11 left.
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But the Colonials outscored the Aggies 23-11 over an eight-minute span in the middle of the second half, capped by a layup from a resurgent Adair and another from Kenan Cole to take an 11-point lead 54-43 with 3: 25 to go.
USATODAY.com - Women's Basketball - George Washington vs. Texas A&M 2006
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Her two free throws made it 66-62 and when she went in for a layup from the left side, Duke led 68-64 with 2: 33 left.
USATODAY.com - Currie falls short in her return to Duke 2006
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Alston started and ended the burst with 3-pointers; in between Yao hit a short jumper and Alston wasn't challenged on a driving layup from the right side.
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After a defensive stand, Pacific's David Doubley made a lefthanded layup from a difficult angle to make it 63-54 with 41 seconds left, and Providence got no closer than five points thereafter.
USATODAY.com 2004
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Johnson's driving layup from the right baseline with 3.2 seconds left gave Oklahoma the lead for good after he missed a potential game-tying free throw and the Sooners pulled out a 67-65 victory over Missouri.
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'' We were trying to get a layup from the out-of-bounds, '' Sprewell said of the final shot.
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'' We were trying to get a layup from the out-of-bounds, '' Sprewell said of the final shot.
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'' But I think when they sit back and analyze the way they set it up, having the fairways 11 to 12 yards wide in layup areas, and 15 yards where we get to hit drivers on 480 yards holes, it becomes a little much when you're playing with 30 mph winds. ''
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