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FREE THROW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
Synonyms:
charity shot; charity throw; charity toss; foul shot; free throw; penalty free throw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("free throw" is a kind of...):
basketball shot (throwing the basketball toward the hoop)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "free throw"):
one-and-one (a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot)
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