💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Angle shot"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| angle shootnoun | A session of shooting at an angle or a shot taken in such a session. |
| angle-shootverb | (poker, slang) To use a trick that is not explicitly prohibited by the rules, but which is used to gain unfair advantage. |
| angle shooternoun | (slang, poker) A player who uses unfair tricks to gain advantage; one who angle-shoots. |
| air shotnoun | Alternative form of air-shot. [(sports, soccer, golf, snooker etc.) A failed attempt to strike the ball.] |
| hook shotnoun | (basketball) A shot in which the offensive player gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. |
| chip shotnoun | (golf) An approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole. |
| scoop shotnoun | (basketball) A shot taken underhanded from an unusually low position (as though scooping up the ball). |
| cheap shotnoun | A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent. |
| air-shotnoun | (sports, soccer, golf, snooker etc.) A failed attempt to strike the ball. |
| trickshotnoun | Alternative spelling of trick shot. [(billiards) An unconventional shot of the balls to show off or pot an otherwise impossible ball.] |
| split shotnoun | (fishing) A type of lead shot cut part-way through the diameter, used as a line weight in angling. |
| pot shotnoun | Alternative spelling of potshot. [A shot taken at an easy or random target.] |
| trick shotnoun | (video games) a type of shot, often performed with a sniper rifle, to show off a player's skill |
| chipnoun | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| drop shotnoun | (sports) In sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play. |
| approach shotnoun | (golf) Any shot, normally not when teeing off, aimed to land on the green, hit for accuracy more than power. |
| anglenoun | (geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). |
| anchor shotnoun | (billiards) A shot made with the object balls in an anchor space. |
| inshootnoun | The act of shooting or moving rapidly inward, as a baseball that is pitched with a curve. |
| split-shotnoun | (chiefly attributive) Alternative spelling of split shot. [(sports) In croquet, etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in different directions one's own and the opponent's ball placed in contact.] |
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