layup

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

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