push shot

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of push shot

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

That feeling bubbled throughout the night, from the pregame tribute video to the final horn, and it was cemented after Doncic’s final basket, a flat-footed three-foot push shot that might’ve been the easiest two points of his 45.

From Los Angeles Times

With four minutes left, Curry’s push shot off the glass put his team up two.

From Los Angeles Times

Could it have been that Jolly didn’t appear all that formidable, with her braided blond hair, average speed and old-school push shot?

From New York Times

When Trent Forrest got his off-balance push shot on a drive to the basket to go right before the buzzer sounded, Florida State went to the locker room ahead 38-23.

From Seattle Times

When Trent Forrest got his off-balance push shot on a drive to the basket to go right before the buzzer sounded, Florida State went to the locker room ahead 38-23.

From Washington Times