layup

7 definitions • 8 examples

to force someone to stay in bed:

She's been laid up with the flu for over a week.

in basketball, to jump in the air very close to the basket and throw the ball into the net with one hand to score, especially by bouncing it off the backboard:

The player caught the ball one-handed, laid it up, and the crowd went crazy.

in golf, to hit the ball a shorter distance than normal, for example to avoid some water or a bunker (= an area filled with sand):

Because it's a really tight hole, you just have to lay it up.

in basketball, an action in which a player jumps in the air very close to the basket and throws the ball into the net with one hand to score, especially by bouncing it off the backboard:

They took advantage by scoring several easy lay-ups.

It was a game they won on a last-second layup.

in golf, a shot in which a player hits the ball a shorter distance than normal, for example, to avoid some water or a bunker (= an area filled with sand):

The hole requires either a skilful lay-up, leaving a long shot over water to the green, or a heroic drive.

to force someone to stay in bed:

She’s been laid up with the flu for a week.

to stop a machine, ship, or vehicle, for example when it needs repairs or there is not enough work to do:

Eighteen of our biggest cargo ships were laid up until business improved.