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drop shot

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drop shot
n.
A shot in various racket games in which a ball or shuttlecock drops quickly after crossing the net or hitting the wall.

drop shot
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis)
a.  Tennis a softly-played return that drops abruptly after clearing the net, intended to give an opponent no chance of reaching the ball and usually achieved by imparting backspin
b.  Squash a similar shot that stops abruptly after hitting the front wall of the court
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a type of shot made by permitting molten metal to percolate through a sieve and then dropping it into a tank of water
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drop shot - a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
Translations
drop shot n (Tennis) → smorzata
drop volley → volée f inv smorzata
drop shot n (Tennis) → smorzata
drop volley → volée f inv smorzata


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In the final set, Nadal put Querrey away on match point with a perfectly placed drop shot.
As tennis courts and balls get slower and serve-and-volleyers become almost extinct, the drop shot grows in importance.
Using simple, intuitive controls, gamers feel like they are actually delivering that drop shot or overhead smash.
 
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