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chest pass

American  

noun

Sports.
  1. a pass in which the ball is quickly propelled from the chest by the hands and arms.


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The two women were tossing footballs with precision into the sponsored Dr Pepper buckets, both opting for the more-accurate chest pass over the traditional football throw.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022

Teenager Anthony Elanga headed his first goal of the season from Fred's pass 10 minutes after the break before Cristiano Ronaldo's superb chest pass helped Bruno Fernandes set up the second unselfishly for Mason Greenwood.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2022

He connected with Danuel House on a three-quarter-court chest pass to set up a dunk late in the opening quarter, timing clearly not much of an issue after a couple months off.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2020

Nene scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists, including a one-handed chest pass to Trevor Ariza that provided the go-ahead basket with 40.3 seconds remaining.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2013

Before I could walk away, he shot the ball toward me, a chest pass like a bullet.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

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