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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
The reinforcing material placed in position in the mold The process of placing the reinforcing material in position in the mold
A single or double track where trains are parked during off-peak hours Both tunnel and elevated lay-ups exist
The process of placing reinforcing material into position in a mould
A process of fabrication involving the assembly of successive layers of resin-impregnated material
Temporary cessation of trading of a ship by a shipowner during a period when there is a surplus of ships in relation to the level of available cargoes This surplus, known as overtonnaging, has the effect of depressing freight rates to the extent that some shipowners no long find it economical to trade their ship, preferring to lay them up until there is a reversal in the trend
Manner in which layers of fiberglass or Kevlar matting are placed to make a fiberglass or Kevlar canoe or kayak
a throw in basketball made from very close to the basket or from under it
The placement of layers of reinforcement in a mold
A shot taken next to the basket in which the backboard is used to bank the ball
Suspension of some coverage while a motor vehicle or other belongings are in storage
The act of putting the nuclear reactor facility in the state of protective storage
To position your balls at the end of a turn
a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
Similar to a lay-in, except that the ball is banked in off the backboard
To take out of active service
To store; to put by

I employed myself in making, as well as I could, a great many baskets, both to carry earth or to carry or lay up anything, as I had occasion; and though I did not finish them very handsomely, yet I made them sufficiently serviceable for my purpose.

To make a layup with (a basketball)

He takes the pass, he drives, he lays it up and in.

To disable
To go out of active service
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A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away
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(also "lay back, play for position", sometimes "transport shot") a shot played to a particular location to allow for an easier subsequent shot or to keep the ball from going too far (e g , when the fairway ends in a deep canyon and it is not possible to carry the canyon from the current position) Example: I hit my tee shot too far to the right on the par 5, so I had to lay up/lay back/play for position, as I couldn't carry the water with my second shot
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disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks"
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If someone is laid up with an illness, the illness makes it necessary for them to stay in bed. I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism Powell ruptured a disc in his back and was laid up for a year
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disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks
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(aka: "lay back", "play for position") a shot played to a particular location to allow for an easier subsequent shot or to keep the ball from going too far and getting into trouble Example: "I didn't hit a very good drive so I had to lay up to the water before trying my approach into the green "
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Vessel moored at a protected anchorage or berth for a period of time with most onboard systems shut down and only a skeleton crew or watchman Normally vessels enter lay up in times of economic hardship
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A relatively easy task
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Protecting a boat during winter storage
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{i} process of pressing layers of wood into plywood; assembly of layers of material and layers of adhesives to form a bonded material; layers of fabric upon which a pattern is attached before cutting
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{i} basketball move in which one throws the ball toward the basket using one hand (generally bouncing it off the backboard)
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A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard
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Used in the context of general equities Easily executed trade or order See: Lead pipe
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Stack of composite lamina
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Placement of layers of reinforcement in a mold
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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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