💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Drop shot"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dropshotnoun | Alternative form of drop shot. [(sports) In sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play.] |
| dropnoun | (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. |
| droppernoun | A utensil for dispensing a single drop of liquid at a time. |
| stopnoun | A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station. |
| drop volleynoun | A drop shot hit with a volley. |
| air-shotnoun | (sports, soccer, golf, snooker etc.) A failed attempt to strike the ball. |
| split shotnoun | (fishing) A type of lead shot cut part-way through the diameter, used as a line weight in angling. |
| volleynoun | (sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground. |
| pass shotnoun | (tennis) A passing shot |
| 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. |
| shot putnoun | (athletics, uncountable) An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion. |
| squash shotnoun | (tennis) A forehand shot with the arm at full extension, typically made as a desperation shot to slice the ball back into the court. |
| wood shotnoun | (tennis) A shot hit off the frame of the racket |
| pull shotnoun | (cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side. |
| dinknoun | (tennis) A soft drop shot. |
| blocked shotnoun | (sports) A shot that is grabbed or batted away by an opposing player before it reaches the basket, goal, etc. |
| 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.] |
| air shotnoun | Alternative form of air-shot. [(sports, soccer, golf, snooker etc.) A failed attempt to strike the ball.] |
| half volleynoun | (sports) A stroke, in ball sports, in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces off the ground |
| 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. |
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