lay-up

1. 1.

   a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)

   Synonymslayup

   Broaderbasketball shot

Questions about lay-up

What does lay-up mean?

lay-up means "a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)".

How many syllables are in lay-up?

lay-up has 2 syllables: la-y-up. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /ˈleɪˈʌp/.

What is another word for lay-up?

Close synonyms include layup. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.