layup
1 of 2noun
lay·up ˈlā-ˌəp 
1
: the action of laying up or the condition of being laid up
2
: a shot in basketball made from near the basket usually by playing the ball off the backboard
lay up
2 of 2verb
laid up; laying up; lays up
transitive verb
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 service
Synonyms
Verb
- cache
- hoard
- lay away
- lay by
- lay in
- put by
- salt away
- squirrel (away)
- stash
- stockpile
- store
- stow
- treasure
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Example Sentences
Verb an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges
Recent Examples on the Web
Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 DiJonai Carrington had five points during the burst that was capped by Thomas' layup with 1:01 left in the half. Doug Feinberg, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Often compared to a point guard on the basketball court, Young came running off the field in a full sprint, then went full euro-step for the finger-roll layup around a teammate. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2022 Designers took the material layup of the brand’s Redline Classic Cold and melded it with the high camber height of their Redline Classic Warm ski. Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022 That included a layup to seal the game at 68-63 on a fast-break pass from Alyssa Thomas with 3.8 seconds left. Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 29 Aug. 2022 Ionescu roared to life into the fourth quarter, scoring five quick points on a layup and a transition 3-pointer to cut the lead to five. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Sabrina Ionescu and Howard both made two free throws for New York and the Liberty led by six before McDonald made another layup to close out the scoring. Georgia News, ajc, 14 Aug. 2022 Erickson fouled Barnes to prevent the layup, sending the NBA’s reigning Rookie of the Year to the deck. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Noun
Her layup with 4:46 to play gave Chicago a 63-54 lead. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 DiJonai Carrington had five points during the burst that was capped by Thomas' layup with 1:01 left in the half. Doug Feinberg, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Often compared to a point guard on the basketball court, Young came running off the field in a full sprint, then went full euro-step for the finger-roll layup around a teammate. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2022 Designers took the material layup of the brand’s Redline Classic Cold and melded it with the high camber height of their Redline Classic Warm ski. Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022 That included a layup to seal the game at 68-63 on a fast-break pass from Alyssa Thomas with 3.8 seconds left. Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 29 Aug. 2022 Ionescu roared to life into the fourth quarter, scoring five quick points on a layup and a transition 3-pointer to cut the lead to five. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Sabrina Ionescu and Howard both made two free throws for New York and the Liberty led by six before McDonald made another layup to close out the scoring. Georgia News, ajc, 14 Aug. 2022 Erickson fouled Barnes to prevent the layup, sending the NBA’s reigning Rookie of the Year to the deck. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
laying up
verb
as in storing
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- storing
- stashing
- laying in
- laying by
- setting aside
- laying away
- putting by
- hoarding
- accumulating
- salting away
- squirrelling (away)
- squirreling (away)
- rounding up
- collecting
- stockpiling
- acquiring
- conserving
- saving
- stowing
- caching
- treasuring
- keeping
- preserving
- gathering
- piling
- setting by
- picking up
- depositing
- stacking
- assembling
- scraping (together)
- retaining
- amassing
- garnering
- concentrating
- holding
- banking
- burying
- heaping
- reserving
- stocking
- withholding
- concealing
- husbanding
- secreting
- coffering
- ensconcing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- throwing away
- throwing out
- flinging (off or away)
- using up
- dumping
- unloading
- handing out
- casting
- handing over
- discarding
- ditching
- wasting
- consuming
- jettisoning
- running through
- spending
- squandering
- relinquishing
- blowing
- surrendering
- frittering (away)
- dissipating
- exhausting
- expending
- depleting
- lavishing
- scattering
- dispersing
- impoverishing
- dissipating
- dispelling
- misspending