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lay someone up


phrasal verb with layverbuk /leɪ/ us /leɪ/laid
to force someone to stay in bed: 使(某人)卧床
She's been laid up with the flu for over a week.她因为流感已经卧床一星期了。
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lay something up


phrasal verb with layverbuk /leɪ/ us /leɪ/laid

(BASKETBALL)


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.
Related word
lay-up
He powerfully drove the lane to gracefully lay the basketball up and in.
He was about to lay the ball up and I went up and blocked his shot from behind.
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b-ball
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rebound
rebounder
rebounding
reverse dribble
reverse pivot
turnover

(GOLF)


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.
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lay-up
noun[ C ]
(alsolayup)uk /ˈleɪˌʌp/ us /ˈleɪˌʌp/
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.
Related word
lay
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.
He scored four points in the second half, including a lay-up off an offensive rebound.
Murray puts the acrobatic reverse lay-up off the glass and in.
The best idea for me is to find the perfect lay-up yardage and go for it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Basketball, netball & volleyball
airball
alley-oop
b-ball
backcourt
backfield
dime
dunk
foul
game ball
goaltending
granny shot
half-court
half-court press
jumper
rebound
rebounder
rebounding
reverse dribble
reverse pivot
turnover

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Golf

lay up someone | American Dictionary


lay up someone


phrasal verb with layverbus/leɪ/past tense and past participlelaidus/leɪd/
past tense and past participlelaidus/leɪd/
to force someone to stay in bed:
She’s been laid up with the flu for a week.

lay sth up | Business English


lay sth up


phrasal verb with layverb[ T ]uk /leɪ/uslaid | laid
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.
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