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foul shot

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Princeton's WordNet

  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. foul shotnoun

    A free throw.

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  1. foul shot

    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. foul shot

    A foul shot, also known as a free throw, is a shot in basketball that is awarded to a player after a foul has been committed by the opposing team. The player takes the shot unopposed from behind the free throw line, and if successful, is rewarded with one point. This shot is typically taken as a result of a personal foul, a technical foul, or a flagrant foul.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of foul shot in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of foul shot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of foul shot in a Sentence

  1. Linda Flanagan:

    What has always surprised me is to see these grownups clapping when the opposing team misses a foul shot, its one thing if the kids in the stands do, but to have grownups cheering a childs mistake I think is just accepted now.

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