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foul shot

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noun Basketball.
  1. a throw from the foul line, given a player after a foul has been called against an opponent.
  2. a score of one point made on this throw.
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Origin of foul shot

First recorded in 1900–05
Also called free throw.
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British Dictionary definitions for foul shot

foul shot

noun
  1. basketball an unimpeded shot at the basket from the free-throw line given for a technical fault (one free shot) or a foul (two free shots)Also called: free throw
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