drop shot

noun

1. (in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball or shuttlecock so softly hit that it falls to the playing surface just after clearing the net.
2. (in squash, handball, etc.) a ball so softly hit that it falls suddenly to the ground just after striking the front wall.
3. shot made in a shot tower.

drop shot

noun

1. 1. 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 backspin
   2. squash a similar shot that stops abruptly after hitting the front wall of the court
2. a type of shot made by permitting molten metal to percolate through a sieve and then dropping it into a tank of water

Word History and Origins

Origin of drop shot¹

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

Medvedev also mixed in clever drop shots, that sent Djokovic racing to hit balls long or into the net, with his power plays.

From Time

Then Federer unraveled on his set point by dumping a drop shot wide.

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