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Definition of Foul shot
1. Noun. An unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul.
Generic synonyms: Basketball Shot
Specialized synonyms: One-and-one
Definition of Foul shot
1. Noun. (basketball) A free throw. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foul Shot
Literary usage of Foul shot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Once a Week by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1866)
"foul shot, I say." The noise of the dispute attracted the attention of the ...
A foul shot ! I say, and I've seen and done some shooting in my time. ..."
2. The American Turf by John H. Davis (1906)
"Then there is foul shot, who got many good ones; Bal- gowan, a high-class horse
himself ... Sain brings with his get, the strain of St. Simon and foul shot, ..."
3. The Young Folk's Cyclopædia of Games and Sports by John Denison Champlin, Arthur Elmore Bostwick (1890)
"All balls moved by a foul shot may be replaced or not at the option of the opponent.
9. When making a direct shot (ie roquet) the player must not push or ..."
4. Basket Ball by Edwin J. Mather, Elmer Dayton Mitchell (1922)
"It is a bad plan to count on the use of the bank on a foul shot, as no two boards
are alike. The best plan to follow is to aim so as just to clear the front ..."
5. The Game of Billiards by Michael Phelan (1859)
"The player may continue to play so long as he makes a count each stroke, except
when his hand is forfeited for a foul shot. 22d. ..."
6. Golf by Horace Gordon Hutchinson, Henry James Moncreiff (1890)
"If a man makes a foul shot by hitting the ball twice, and is conscious of it, he
will ordinarily tell you so, and give up the hole without further parley. ..."
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