单词 | draw shot |
释义 | draw shotn. Sport. 1. Billiards and Pool. A shot in which the player puts backspin on the cue ball by striking it below the centre, causing it to move backwards from the object ball; = screw shot n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [noun] > actions or types of play > type of stroke hazard1674 carambole1775 carom1779 cannon1802 screw1825 sidestroke1834 following stroke1837 cannonade1844 five-stroke1847 follow1850 scratch1850 fluke1857 jenny1857 bank shot1859 angle shot1860 draw shot1860 six-stroke1861 run-through1862 spot1868 quill1869 dead-stroke1873 loser1873 push1873 push stroke1873 stab1873 stab screw1873 draw1881 force1881 plant1884 anchor cannon1893 massé1901 angle1902 cradle-cannon1907 pot1907 jump shot1909 carry-along1913 snooker1924 1860 Frank Leslie's Budget of Fun 1 July 2/1 If a draw shot should be missed, an immediate application of chalk to the cue leather shows a knowledge of the requirements of society. 1931 N.Y. Times 22 Mar. s5/1 Collins executed a draw shot of two feet for the final point. 2010 N. Metcalfe Pool Bible iii. 82/1 The reason that draw shots become easier when the cue ball is nearer to the object ball is that it gives less time for the spin to wear off. 2. (a) Bowls. A shot having the right line and pace so that the bowl finishes close to the jack or to another intended target without hitting another bowl. (b) Curling. A shot having the right line and pace so that the stone finishes within or touching the scoring area or house (house n.1 12b). Cf. draw n. 5d. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > curling > [noun] > types of shot or delivery inring1789 outwick1805 inwick1820 wick1823 witter shot1823 outring1824 inturn1890 out-turn1890 stug1897 draw1902 draw shot1902 in-curl1903 out-curl1903 long slide1936 slide1950 peel1984 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > bowls or bowling > [noun] > types of shot toucher1600 riner1673 game-cast1724 ditcher1886 draw1902 draw shot1902 1902 Canad. Mag. Oct. 522/2 The draw shot is a quiet, steady play to lie alongside of the jack or a bowl. 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 17 Jan. Jim Irons..says that the 20 to 25 seconds of all-out sweeping on a draw shot represents the most demanding burst of effort he has encountered in any sport. 2016 Glasgow Herald (Nexis) 19 Jan. 24 Despite an array of precision draw shots and dramatic firing exchanges, the match never really caught fire. 3. Golf. A shot in which the ball in flight curves to the left of the player (or to the right, in the case of a left-handed player). Cf. draw n. 5c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > types of shot or stroke putta1754 like1790 drive1829 tee-shot1850 gobble1857 push shot1865 iron shot1870 push stroke1873 drive-off1884 slice1886 raker1888 foozle1890 hook1890 iron1890 top1890 sclaff1893 brassy shot1894 run1894 chip shot1899 chip1903 pull1903 skimmer1903 draw shot1904 brassy1906 pitch-and-run1908 windcheater1909 air shot1920 chip-in1921 explosion1924 downhiller1925 blast1927 driver1927 shank1927 socket1927 recovery1937 whiff1952 pinsplitter1961 comebacker1965 bump-and-run1981 1904 Boston Sunday Globe 30 Oct. 37/5 He played a draw shot with a brassey, the ball starting to the left, avoiding the branches and then curving to the right. 2001 Sunday Times 22 July ii. 3/4 He happily risked hitting a draw shot with his five-iron to ride on the wind into the par-three 12th. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1860 |
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