layup
/ˈleɪˌʌp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The state of being laid up.
noun
The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.
Example Sentences
- "Rockledge's Shanikqua Smith goes for a layup during Tuesday's game against Titusville."
- "Meeting the numbers will be a layup, if not a slam dunk."
- "The ship endured an interminable layup in the harbor lasting nearly a month."
- "The caboose, long decrepit, rested on a forgotten layup just north of the dry riverbed."
- "The City Hall station on the BMT line [...] has a lower level that was never put into service. Yet the platforms have been maintained, are well illuminated, and serve as a layup and storage area for the MTA."
- "Though I knew we shouldn't be there, she pulled me out of the tunnel and into the dark layup, its floors still grubby from the morning commute many hours ago."
Etymology
From lay + up.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈleɪˌʌp/