English > basketball shot: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | Throwing the basketball toward the hoop. |
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| Part of | basketball, basketball game, hoops | A game / game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players |
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| Narrower | bank shot | A basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop |
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| dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot | A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket |
| finger-roll | A basketball shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket |
| foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shot | An unhindered basketball shot from the foul line |
| hook shot, hook | A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket |
| jumper, jump shot | (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump |
| lay-up, layup | A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) |
| pivot shot | A one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot |
| scoop shot | A basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion |
| set shot | A two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position |
| tip in | A basketball shot made by tapping the rebounding ball back into the basket |
| Broader | shot | An attempt to score in a game / game |
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