layup

Meanings

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.