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Layup Definition & Meaning

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

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What does layup mean?
a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
What part of speech is layup?
Layup is a noun.

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