free throw
50
2.8
- noun
- /fri θroʊ/
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tiro libre
- During the game, he made two crucial free throws that helped secure the victory for his team.
- shoot free throws
- make free throws
- free throw percentage
They're still shooting free throws in their off hours.
- They're still shooting free throws in their off hours.
- A third group only visualized shooting free throws without physically touching a ball.
- Then I'm more likely to miss the free throw.
- That's the joker, Nick from the free throw line.
- And there was one time there was a game where Kobe was before the game, he was shooting free throws and he was like.
- Like genuinely the mindset change was massive for me and I'm not even the strongest in game free throw shooter but in practice I could do it.
- there's a foul and Doug is the person that is selected to shoot the free throw. And little Doug steps up to the free throw line
- I want to see how many turnovers I had, how many missed free throws and how many fouls I had, He goes.
- Whether it's layups or free throws or playing, you know, certain chords on the guitar or on the piano.
- But I would have thought, and part of the reason why I said the weak thing, let's use free throws as the example is because they're so bad at that.
- Like there's no personal fouls where you sell a a hit to get this person or to get to the free throw line.
Examples
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Once warmed up, each participant was asked to shoot 10 free throws, and the results were recorded.
Academic text (2008) -
Jamal is about to take a free-throw shot that will decide the game.
Fiction book (2001) -
If I missed one start back at zero, I was shooting free throws for an hour.
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Are you still gonna help me with my free throws tonight?
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Free throws are what win or lose a game, though.
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Yeah, l think l was, like... 2 for 8 from the free-throw line.
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They're still shooting free throws in their off hours.
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They need these free throws to get back into the game... and have a chance at the state championship.
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A furious rally sparked by two late James Robinson free throws sent the game into overtime.
Blog text (3) -
They'll put him at the free-throw line, and two made free throws can win this game for New Jersey.
Synonyms
13
6.5
A successful kick or throw that gives extra points after a score like a touchdown
3
2.6
A free throw in basketball taken from the line when an opponent breaks the rules
A shot from the foul line taken after a foul that scores one point
A shot from the foul line that a player takes after a foul without anyone trying to stop it
A shot you take from the free throw line after a foul
A shot taken from the foul line after a foul by the other team
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'throw' clearly signals a shot or attempt, and one interpretable sense of 'free' is 'without opposition', so a learner could infer a 'throw without interference'. However, the exact technical meaning (a basketball shot from the free-throw line awarded after a foul) is sport-specific and the common 'free' sense 'without charge' may mislead, so the full meaning is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Free throw comes from basketball: the player is free, or 'without interference', and can throw the ball from the free-throw line. That's why it means 'a shot given after a foul'.