shootaround
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- noun
- /ˈʃuːtəˌraʊnd/
- US
- Before the game, the coach gathered the players for a quick shootaround to practice their shots.
- morning shootaround
- pregame shootaround
- team's shootaround
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Anthony was asked that question after the Knicks' shootaround Thursday.
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"You obviously hope he's back as soon as possible," Brown said Sunday after the team's shootaround.
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Welcome back to Morning Shootaround, which will be a regular feature this season the day after Maryland basketball games.
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"If this is the best thing for the team, I'll do it," Gooden said after shootaround.
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Point guard George Hill said it took one shootaround to turn things around, which included putting in an offense more suited to Hill's tastes.
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The Huskies flew out of Seattle on Thursday and have a shootaround at the Mohegan Sun Casino today.
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Josh Smith summed it up best on Monday morning before the team took the court for gameday shootaround at the Bradley Center.
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So to make sure his players weren't sluggish from a big Thanksgiving meal, Smart put the Kings through an up-tempo session for the morning shootaround.
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According to CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald, Wade did not take part in the morning shootaround Wednesday morning at the Staples Center because of a sprained foot.
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Normally, the fifth-year veteran gets lunch and a two-hour nap between shootaround and game time, but because of the early turnaround, he only had time for a quick breakfast and walkthrough before getting ready for the game.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
shootaround = shoot (semi-transparent) = around + shoot
The components 'shoot' + 'around' are literal and recognizable, but the noun denotes a sport-specific informal session (jargon), so the exact meaning is not fully predictable for all learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'around' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Shootaround comes from the simple parts shoot and around, and it shows players 'shoot' the ball while moving 'around' the court before a game. So, a shootaround is a casual warm-up practice where players take shots and get ready to play.