lay-upn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪʌp/, U.S.

/ˈleɪˌəp/

Etymology: to lay up at lay v.¹ Phrasal verbs.

1. A period during which a person or thing is (temporarily) out of employment or use, as a ship in winter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [noun] > period of temporary

lay-up1927

1927 Daily Mail 7 Apr. 3/6 During the winter lay-up of these vessels their passenger accommodation has been thoroughly overhauled.

1929 Amer. Speech 5 72 A compulsory stopping on the ‘[cattle-]drive’ is a ‘lay up’.

1955 Times 10 May 17/4 The winter demand brought tankers out of lay-up.

1959 C. Ogburn Marauders (1960) iii. 87 There were frequent lay-ups, and during one of these the men in a car down the train evidently spotted a couple of ducks beside the tracks.

1967 Coast to Coast 1965–6 160 The big hall where the Jap pearlfishers dossed during lay~up.

a. The operation of laying up in the manufacture of laminated material (see to lay up 14 at lay v.¹ Phrasal verbs).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [noun] > layered arrangement > laying up a layered structure

leafage1833

lay-up1942

lamination1945

1942 T. D. Perry Mod. Plywood vi. 169 The lay-up..consists in assembling the layers of veneer and/or lumber with the adhesive.

1965 Plastics Tooling & Manuf. Handbk. (Amer. Soc. Tool & Manuf. Engineers) iii. 35 In wet layup, the workman saturates a piece of fabric in resin, and then may wring out the excess resin and drape the cloth on the laminate.

b. The assembly of layers ready for bonding so produced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [noun] > layered arrangement > layers ready for lamination

lay-up1950

1950 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. Lay-up, an assembly of layers of veneers or cores for pressing.

1972 Physics Bull. Nov. 665/2 Layup, a laminate that has been assembled, but not cured.

3. Basketball. In full, lay-up shot. (See quot. 1961.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > types of shot or ball

free throw1888

foul shot1902

jump shot1909

jump ball1924

pop shot1933

jumper1937

set shot1940

lay-up1948

fallaway1949

bonus1955

hook-shot1957

sky-hook1959

buzzer beater1965

brick1971

spot-up1992

1948 A. F. Rupp Championship Basketball xv. 130 The drill gives the boys stamina and endurance and helps teach the lay-up shot when going in with the greatest speed.

1958 A. L. Colbeck Mod. Basketball iii. 59 In good-class basketball most plays are designed to get a player free for a lay-up shot.

1959 P. Roth Goodbye, Columbus & 5 Short Stories 35 I took my set shot and, of course, missed. With the Lord's blessing and a soft breeze, I made the lay-up.

1961 J. S. Salak Dict. Amer. Sports 260 Layup shot,..a shot taken from underneath or very close to the basket. On this type shot, the ball usually is banked off the backboard, but on occasion the player, on a straight run toward the basket, will ‘lay’ the ball up to the basket without using the backboard.

1967 Boston Herald 1 Apr. 16/4 There wasn't anyone in the Boston contingent who could recall him ever blowing three layups in a game before.

1969 Z. Hollander Mod. Encycl. Basketball 121 He could also score on jumpers from the corner, driving lay-ups or tip-ins of rebounds.

1974 Greenville (S. Carolina) News 22 Apr. 13/3 Havlicek sank a layup with 26 seconds left, putting Boston safely ahead.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lay-up
释义	lay-upn. Brit. /ˈleɪʌp/, U.S. /ˈleɪˌəp/ Etymology: to lay up at lay v.¹ Phrasal verbs. 1. A period during which a person or thing is (temporarily) out of employment or use, as a ship in winter. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [noun] > period of temporary lay-up1927 1927 Daily Mail 7 Apr. 3/6 During the winter lay-up of these vessels their passenger accommodation has been thoroughly overhauled. 1929 Amer. Speech 5 72 A compulsory stopping on the ‘[cattle-]drive’ is a ‘lay up’. 1955 Times 10 May 17/4 The winter demand brought tankers out of lay-up. 1959 C. Ogburn Marauders (1960) iii. 87 There were frequent lay-ups, and during one of these the men in a car down the train evidently spotted a couple of ducks beside the tracks. 1967 Coast to Coast 1965–6 160 The big hall where the Jap pearlfishers dossed during lay~up. 2. a. The operation of laying up in the manufacture of laminated material (see to lay up 14 at lay v.¹ Phrasal verbs). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [noun] > layered arrangement > laying up a layered structure leafage1833 lay-up1942 lamination1945 1942 T. D. Perry Mod. Plywood vi. 169 The lay-up..consists in assembling the layers of veneer and/or lumber with the adhesive. 1965 Plastics Tooling & Manuf. Handbk. (Amer. Soc. Tool & Manuf. Engineers) iii. 35 In wet layup, the workman saturates a piece of fabric in resin, and then may wring out the excess resin and drape the cloth on the laminate. b. The assembly of layers ready for bonding so produced. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [noun] > layered arrangement > layers ready for lamination lay-up1950 1950 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Add. Lay-up, an assembly of layers of veneers or cores for pressing. 1972 Physics Bull. Nov. 665/2 Layup, a laminate that has been assembled, but not cured. 3. Basketball. In full, lay-up shot. (See quot. 1961.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > types of shot or ball free throw1888 foul shot1902 jump shot1909 jump ball1924 pop shot1933 jumper1937 set shot1940 lay-up1948 fallaway1949 bonus1955 hook-shot1957 sky-hook1959 buzzer beater1965 brick1971 spot-up1992 1948 A. F. Rupp Championship Basketball xv. 130 The drill gives the boys stamina and endurance and helps teach the lay-up shot when going in with the greatest speed. 1958 A. L. Colbeck Mod. Basketball iii. 59 In good-class basketball most plays are designed to get a player free for a lay-up shot. 1959 P. Roth Goodbye, Columbus & 5 Short Stories 35 I took my set shot and, of course, missed. With the Lord's blessing and a soft breeze, I made the lay-up. 1961 J. S. Salak Dict. Amer. Sports 260 Layup shot,..a shot taken from underneath or very close to the basket. On this type shot, the ball usually is banked off the backboard, but on occasion the player, on a straight run toward the basket, will ‘lay’ the ball up to the basket without using the backboard. 1967 Boston Herald 1 Apr. 16/4 There wasn't anyone in the Boston contingent who could recall him ever blowing three layups in a game before. 1969 Z. Hollander Mod. Encycl. Basketball 121 He could also score on jumpers from the corner, driving lay-ups or tip-ins of rebounds. 1974 Greenville (S. Carolina) News 22 Apr. 13/3 Havlicek sank a layup with 26 seconds left, putting Boston safely ahead. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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