basketball shot

Noun
  1. Throwing the basketball toward the hoop (synset 100110877)
    "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"
    is a type of: shot - an attempt to score in a game
    subtypes:
    • bank shot - a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop
    • dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot - a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
    • finger-roll - a basketball shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket
    • charity shot, charity throw, charity toss, foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw - an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
    • hook, hook shot - a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
    • jump shot, jumper - (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
    • lay-up, layup - a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
    • pivot shot - a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot
    • set shot - a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position
    • scoop shot - a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion
    • tip in - a basketball shot made by tapping the rebounding ball back into the basket
    is a part of: basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

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