Lay-up (Noun)
Meaning
A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The point guard drove to the basket and scored an easy lay-up, giving her team a 10-point lead.
- The center's awkward lay-up attempt bounced off the rim and was rebounded by the opposing team.
- After a series of misses, the shooting guard finally made a lay-up to break the team's scoring drought.
- The crowd erupted as the small forward slammed home a reverse lay-up, one of the most impressive plays of the game.
- The coach called a timeout to diagram a play that would get the power forward an open lay-up opportunity.