HyperDic: free_throw

English > 1 sense of the expression free throw:
NOUNactfree throw, foul shot, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shotan unhindered basketball shot from the foul line
English > free throw: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul.
Synonymsfoul shot, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shot
Narrowerone-and-oneA foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot
Broaderbasketball shotThrowing the basketball toward the hoop
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