Associations to the word «Layup»
Noun
Wiktionary
LAYUP, noun. (basketball) A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
LAYUP, noun. (colloquial) A relatively easy task.
Dictionary definition
LAYUP, noun. A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard).
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.