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drop shot
noun
- (in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball or shuttlecock so softly hit that it falls to the playing surface just after clearing the net.
- (in squash, handball, etc.) a ball so softly hit that it falls suddenly to the ground just after striking the front wall.
- shot made in a shot tower.
drop shot
noun
- 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
- squash a similar shot that stops abruptly after hitting the front wall of the court
- a type of shot made by permitting molten metal to percolate through a sieve and then dropping it into a tank of water
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Word History and Origins
Origin of drop shot1
First recorded in 1630–40
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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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