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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.

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lay-up - 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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basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"

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