alley-oop

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al·ley-oop

(ăl′ē-o͞op′)

n. Basketball

1. A play in which a pass is lobbed above the basket and a player jumps up and attempts to catch the ball and score before returning to the floor.

2. The pass made in such a play.

interj.

Used to signal the start of a strenuous activity, such as lifting.

[French allez-oop, cry of circus acrobat about to leap, from allez, pl. imperative of aller, to go, from Old French aler, to walk; see alley¹.]

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al•ley-oop

(ˈæl iˈup)

interj.

(used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, etc., esp. in lifting a heavy object.)

[1925–30]

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