Definitions for free throw
free throw

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1. foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shotnoun

   an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul

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1. free thrownoun

   A shot, worth one point, taken from the free-throw line and without opposition.

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1. Free throw

   In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free-throw line (informally known as the foul line or the charity stripe), a line situated at the end of the restricted area. Free throws are generally awarded after a foul on the shooter by the opposing team, analogous to penalty shots in other team sports. Free throws are also awarded in other situations, including technical fouls, and when the fouling team has entered the bonus/penalty situation (after a team commits a requisite number of fouls, each subsequent foul results in free throws regardless of the type of foul committed). Also, depending on the situation, a player may be awarded between one and three free throws. Each successful free throw is worth one point.

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1. Free throw

   In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points from a restricted area on the court, and are generally awarded after a foul on the shooter by the opposing team. Each successful free throw is worth one point.

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How to pronounce free throw?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of free throw in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of free throw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of free throw in a Sentence

1. Paul George:

   Obviously, it was an opportunity that was missed, pat made an unbelievable play that put me in the position to extend the lead. I am always confident at the free throw line. I have always been very successful in clutch moments at the free throw line. Tonight, I was just unsuccessful.

2. Ja Morant:

   I really don’t care about what I’ve done tonight, i missed a free throw to tie it. That’s pretty much the only thing on my mind.

3. Becky Kennedy:

   You're problem-solving when things are easy, it's the equivalent of practicing a free throw during practice versus only waiting to practice a free throw when the game is on the line.

4. Jrue Holiday:

   Last game he was living in the paint, had a lot of floaters (and) those are pretty much layups for him, we didn’t really want that to get him started early. And I don’t think he went to the free throw line much tonight, which is also pretty big for us.

5. Nate McMillan:

   I thought we needed to be more aggressive attacking the basket, i thought we settled in the first half and we had zero free-throw attempts. ... In the second half, we got aggressive and started attacking the basket.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=free throw
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Free_Throw
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Throw
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=free throw