drop pass

American  

noun

1. (in hockey and soccer) a pass in which a player in control of the ball or puck simply leaves it to be picked up by a trailing teammate and continues past it to draw off the defense.

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Etymology

Origin of drop pass

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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drop pass

Ehlers got Winnipeg on the board early in the second, taking a drop pass from Vilardi and scoring his eighth goal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

He a snagged a drop pass from Matt Boldy at the blue line, waited a second to find a seam and ripped a slap shot past Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky’s stick.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

Backstrom’s favorite assist: When Ovechkin is entering the offensive zone with speed and he can give him a drop pass.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023

Yet rather than shoot, Zegras tried a drop pass to Cam Fowler that Fowler couldn’t convert.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2023

Cluny and Sela continued with their pantomime, neither letting a drop pass their lips.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques