lay up
Easy close shot
To lay up is to store or set aside for future use: They laid up provisions for winter.
In basketball, a layup is a close-range shot banked off the backboard.
To be laid up means confined by illness or injury: She was laid up with the flu for a week.
In sailing, to lay up a boat is to take it out of service for storage or repair.
Hidden accumulated valuables
- stashHidden reserve
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- accumulateGather gradually
amass · store · provisions · reserve · gather · supplies · save · warehouse
Removed from participation
- benchedTaken out of action
- crutchesMobility aids for injured
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
recuperate · rest · rehabilitate · heal · disabled · immobilize · sprain · fracture
hoard
Hidden accumulated valuables
accumulate · amass · store · provisions · reserve · gather · supplies · save · warehouse · inventory
sidelined
Removed from participation
splint · recuperate · rest · rehabilitate · heal · disabled · immobilize · sprain · fracture · therapy
drydock
Drained basin for hull work
marina · dockyard · keel · anchor · hull · overhaul · winterize · maintenance · refit · repairs
layup
Close-range basket attempt
floater · basket · court · hoops · jumpshot · alley-oop · fastbreak · assist · pivot · Eurostep
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- golf shotsdrive, pitch shot, putt, chip shot, chip
lay upthree-pointer
Beyond-arc basketball score
half-court shot · pull-up jumper · slam dunk · alley-oop · hook shot
lay uplaunch
Set into motion
deploy · put to sea · set sail · commission · get underway