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51shot — [OE] Shot goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skutaz, which was derived from the same base that produced English shoot. It used to mean ‘payment’ as well as ‘act of shooting’, a sense shared by its Old Norse relative skot, which provided English …
52free ball — 1. noun If a player is snookered after a foul shot, he can play on any ball he choses. This is called a free ball. 2. verb To wear nothing under a pair of trousers …
53free throw — noun Date: circa 1929 an unhindered shot in basketball made from behind a set line and awarded because of a foul by an opponent …
54free throw — Basketball. See foul shot. [1890 95] * * * …
55free throw lane — Basketball. the rectangular area, 19 ft. (5.7 m) long and usually 12 or 16 ft. (3.6 m or 4.8 m) wide, extending from the end line behind each backboard to the foul line and along the sides of which players line up during a foul shot. [1925 30] *… …
56basketball shot — noun throwing the basketball toward the hoop his shot hit the rim and bounced out • Hypernyms: ↑shot • Hyponyms: ↑bank shot, ↑dunk, ↑dunk shot, ↑stuff shot, ↑finger roll, ↑ …
57charity shot — noun an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul • Syn: ↑foul shot, ↑free throw, ↑penalty free throw, ↑charity toss, ↑charity throw • Hypernyms: ↑basketball shot …
58penalty free throw — noun an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul • Syn: ↑foul shot, ↑free throw, ↑charity toss, ↑charity throw, ↑charity shot • Hypernyms: ↑basketball shot …
59scot-free — a. 1. Untaxed, without payment, without expense, shot free. 2. Unhurt, uninjured, clear, safe, shot free …
60Live Free or Die Hard — official movie poster Directed by Len Wiseman Produced by Michael Fottrell Co Producer: Stephen …
