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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 teen then rolled the ball back to Morant, who picked it up and threw a chest pass back to Holloway, Morant said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 11, 2023

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

Sometimes being a leader means taking the final shot, but it can also mean a crisp, timely chest pass.

From Washington Post Dec. 17, 2019

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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