free throw

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noun Basketball.

foul shot.

Origin of free throw

First recorded in 1890–95

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Playing basketball with a bunch of kids got real embarrassing, real fast: Obama stands at the free-throw line, cameras rolling.
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Melissa Leon
April 6, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for free throw

free throw

noun

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)

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