lay-up

lay-up (lp)

n.

1. Basketball A usually one-handed, banked shot made close to the basket after driving in.

2. The act or an instance of laying up: budget cuts that forced the lay-up of several ships.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lay-up - a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) layup basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"