free throw

free throw

n.

See foul shot.

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free throw

n

(Team Sports / Basketball) Basketball an unimpeded shot at the basket from the free-throw line given for a technical fault (one free shot) or a foul (two free shots)

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Noun

1.

free throw - an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul charity shot, charity throw, charity toss, foul shot, penalty free throw basketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out" one-and-one - a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot