"lay-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lay-ins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lay-in (plural lay-ins)
  1. (basketball) A shot in which the ball is tossed directly into the basket from near the rim. Categories (topical): Basketball
    Sense id: en-lay-in-en-noun-vJZ7yBNC Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (prison) Permission to sleep in late, typically for health reasons and granted by a doctor or nurse.
    Sense id: en-lay-in-en-noun-ddQC3qE4
  3. (informal) An instance of sleeping in. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-lay-in-en-noun-7ez26lH4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 6 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 7 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 5 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: layup, lie-in, scoop shot

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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