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drop shot
drop shotn. A shot, as in squash or badminton, in which the ball or shuttlecock drops quickly after crossing the net or hitting the wall.drop shot or dropshotn1. (Tennis) a. tennis a softly-played return that drops abruptly after clearing the net, intended to give an opponent no chance of reaching the ball and usually achieved by imparting backspinb. squash a similar shot that stops abruptly after hitting the front wall of the court2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a type of shot made by permitting molten metal to percolate through a sieve and then dropping it into a tank of waterdrop′ shot`
n. 1. a ball or shuttlecock so softly hit that it falls to the playing surface just after clearing the net, as in tennis or badminton. 2. a ball so softly hit that it falls suddenly to the ground just after striking the front wall, as in squash or handball. [1630–40] drop shot - In tennis, it is so called because after it is hit, it drops abruptly to the ground.See also related terms for tennis.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | drop shot - a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the netdinkreturn - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" |
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Synonyms for drop shotnoun a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the netSynonymsRelated Words |