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How to pronounce “layup”
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Pronunciation guide for layup
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of layup with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 6 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Betaball
rather than taking a layup, like Steph Curry will forego a layup
- Definition summary
- (basketball) A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
Example 1 of 6
How to pronounce layup
Betaball

rather than taking a layup, like Steph Curry will forego a layup
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “layup”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (basketball) A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
- (colloquial) A relatively easy task.
- The state of being laid up.
- (rail transport, countable or uncountable) A track used to store train cars.
- (rail transport) A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.
- (materials science) The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.
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