push shot

noun

1. Basketball.,  a shot with one hand from a point relatively distant from the basket, in which a player shoots the ball from shoulder level or above.

2. Golf.,  a shot, played with an iron, in which a player with the weight forward on the front foot and with the wrists firm strikes the ball a sharp, descending blow in hitting a low ball with backspin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of push shot¹

First recorded in 1905–10