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basketball shot vs layup

layup vs basketball shot

basketball shot and layup both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
basketball shot Yes No No No
layup Yes No No No
As nouns, layup is a hyponym of basketball shot; that is, layup is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than basketball shot:
  • basketball shot: throwing the basketball toward the hoop
  • layup: a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
basketball shot (noun) layup (noun)
throwing the basketball toward the hoop a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
Difference between basketball shot and layup

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