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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 stepped up in the pocket, drew a linebacker to him and got off a two-handed chest pass that might’ve looked more natural on a basketball court.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021

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

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