Rockledge's Shanikqua Smith goes for a layup during Tuesday's game against Titusville.
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Layup
//ˈleɪˌʌp//
Synonyms for "layup" (9 found)
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Arabic
1 entries- رَمْيَةٌ اِنْسِيَابِيَّةٌ noun ((basketball) A close-range shot)
Bulgarian
2 entries- поднасяне noun ((basketball) A close-range shot)
- престой noun (The state of being laid up)
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Meeting the numbers will be a layup, if not a slam dunk.
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The ship endured an interminable layup in the harbor lasting nearly a month.
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The caboose, long decrepit, rested on a forgotten layup just north of the dry riverbed.
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