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Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away. · A relatively easy task. · The state of being laid up. · A track used to store train cars.
From lay + up.
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