A throw which can be taken without obstruction by opponents or defenders, typically awarded as a penalty for a foul committed by an opposing team…

a chance or attempt to score from a designated line in front of the basket, awarded as a penalty for a foul committed by the opposing team; a free…

(a) Billiards etc., a shot which causes the ball to jump; (b) Basketball (see quot. 1961).

a ball thrown between two opposing players by the referee.

Originally and chiefly U.S. Sport (originally and chiefly Basketball). An impromptu or quickly taken shot; a speculative shot.

Basketball. A jump-ball or jump-shot; a player of such a ball or shot.

a shot at the basket made from a still position.

Basketball. In full, lay-up shot. (See quot. 1961.)

Basketball. A shot made while the shooter jumps away from the basket. Cf. sense B. 2.

Basketball. An extra free throw; = bonus free throw at compounds 1c. Also: a situation in which a bonus free throw may be awarded; = bonus situation…

a twisting shot started when the player has his back to the basket and completed as he pivots round towards the basket.

U.S. Basketball. A type of hook shot in which the player pivots and jumps into the air before releasing the ball with one hand. Also in sky-hook shot.

Basketball. A shot made in the last moment of a period of play, typically one at the very end of a game resulting in victory for the shooter's…

North American. In basketball: a shot that does not go into the basket, esp. a jump shot that bounces off the backboard or rim.

A jump shot taken by a player immediately after receiving the ball, without moving from his or her current spot. Also: a position suitable for taking…