bludge vs layup

bludge

noun
  • Easy work. 

  • The act of bludging. 

verb
  • To avoid one's responsibilities; to leave it to others to perform duties that one is expected to perform. 

  • To not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working. 

  • To do nothing, to be idle, especially when there is work to be done. 

  • To take some benefit and give nothing in return. 

layup

noun
  • A relatively easy task. 

  • The state of being laid up. 

  • A track used to store train cars. 

  • A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight. 

  • The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material. 

  • A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away. 

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