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alley-oop [links] US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′ē o̅o̅p′) ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025al•ley-oop (al′ē o̅o̅p′),USA pronunciation interj.
  1. (used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, or the like, esp. when coordinating efforts to lift a heavy object.)
n.
  1. Sport[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.

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