Definition of "lay-up" []

• Basketball A usually one-handed, banked shot made close to the basket after driving in. (noun)
• The act or an instance of laying up: budget cuts that forced the lay-up of several ships. (noun)

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• "Yes, I think for us, the development is more taking advantage of kind of what I'll call lay-up opportunities within our existing footprint."
• "One day while we were running lay-up drills, Coach B made an offhand comment that he would “have a uniform for everyone here.”"
• "Nevada, with its large Mormon population, was long considered an easy lay-up for Romney."