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alley ooping

alley ooping is the present participle and gerund of alley oop.

Meaning of alley oop

Verb

alley oop (third-person singular simple present alley oops, present participle alley ooping, simple past and past participle alley ooped)

  1. To lift or toss upward, or to be lifted or tossed upward.
    • K'Nine intentionally bounced the last shot off the edge of the rim, rebounded, dribbled between his legs for three seconds, then alley ooped to Darius.2010, Mary B. Morrison, Somebody's Gotta Be On Top

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Questions about alley ooping

What is alley ooping the present participle and gerund of?
Alley ooping is the present participle and gerund of alley oop.

Words near alley ooping in the dictionary

  1. alley cropped
  2. alley cropping
  3. alley crops
  4. alley oop
  5. alley ooped
  6. alley ooping
  7. alley oops
  8. alley stone
  9. alley-oop
  10. alley-ooped
  11. alley-ooping

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