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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Example Sentences

After rolling the ball to each other, Morant said he threw a chest pass to Holloway, who threw a one-armed baseball pass back at his face.

From Seattle Times

In a deposition, he and another witness described the pass as a chest pass, which is customary in check-ball situations.

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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.

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Standing on the March Madness logo at Madison Square Garden, the 5-foot-8 Kansas State point guard who grew up in Harlem glanced at the basket for a split second and flicked a chest pass into the lane.

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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.

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