# layup

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈleɪˌʌp/ · frequency rank #31,634

## Definitions
1. A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
2. A relatively easy task.
3. The state of being laid up.
4. A track used to store train cars.
5. A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.
6. The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.

## Etymology
From lay + up.

## Easily confused with
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lay-vs-layup)
- **lap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lap-vs-layup)
- **Lau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lau-vs-layup)
- **lamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamp-vs-layup)
- **lays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lays-vs-layup)
- **laud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laud-vs-layup)
- **layer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layer-vs-layup)
- **Layla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layla-vs-layup)
- **Layne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layne-vs-layup)
- **layout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layout-vs-layup)

## Common misspellings (7)
`alyup`, `lauyp`, `laypu`, `layupp`, `layyup`, `llayup`, `lyaup`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/layup