📸 A portrait photo 🎯 A shot to head ⚽ A header goal

headshot

1 4.7

An attempt to score a goal in soccer by hitting the ball with the head

noun
/ˈhɛdˌʃɑt/

: remate de cabeza

Examples

Headshot...

Murder Party (2007)
Three headshots.

Get Hard (2015)
He scored a stunning headshot during the match to secure the victory for his team.
The player attempted a powerful headshot from the corner of the box, hitting the ball perfectly.
With perfect timing, she executed a flawless headshot that surprised the goalkeeper.

Synonyms

shot

vsheadshot

289 1.6

An attempt to score in a sport, for example throwing a heavy ball in shot put

is the soccer case focusing on scoring using the head

header

vsheadshot

5 3.1

Hitting the ball with your head

is specifically an attempt to score a goal by that action

Antonyms

miss

73 3.1

A failure to hit or reach a target

Surface Forms

headshot singular

headshots plural

Morphology

headshot = head + shot (transparent) = head + shot

Compositional compound: 'head' + 'shot' = an attempt/strike involving the head; meaning follows directly from the parts.

Etymology

Headshot joins the simple parts head and shot, meaning a 'shot' made with the 'head'. So in soccer a headshot is when a player strikes the ball with their head to try to score.