[al-ee-oop] 
| 1. | (used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, or the like, esp. when coordinating efforts to lift a heavy object.) |
| 2. | Basketball. a quick-score play in which a high, arching pass is made to a teammate close to the basket, who leaps to catch the ball and in midair drops or stuffs it through the basket. |
| al·ley-oop (āl'ē-ōōp') n. Basketball
[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.] |
| Main Entry: | alley-oop |
| Part of Speech: | interj |
| Definition: | an exclamation of encouragement or to draw attention to a physical feat |
| Etymology: | Fr. aller + Br. oop |
| Main Entry: | alley-oop |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | in basketball, a high pass caught by a jumping teammate who catches the pass above the hoop and tries to dunk the ball |
| Etymology: | Fr. aller + Br. oop |
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