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Plural of layup

regular plural

The plural of layup is layups.

Forms of layup

Singularlayup /ˈleɪˌʌp/
Plurallayups
Countablecountable and uncountable

Layups in a sentence

  • They have to get there however possible tonight to create not just layups but also kickout 3s.2021 May 21, Fred Katz, “Just what the doctor ordered for Wizards”, in The Athletic. From the entry kickout
  • He taunted the Knicks instead with hanging jumpers, impossible fadeaways and layups in traffic.2009 February 3, Howard Beck, “Bryant Puts on a Show, Setting Garden Records”, in New York Times. From the entry fadeaway

Meaning of layup

  1. noun A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
  2. noun A relatively easy task.
  3. noun The state of being laid up.

Full definition of layup

Questions about the plural of layup

What is the plural of layup?
The plural of layup is layups.
Is layup countable?
Layup is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: layup (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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