FREE THROW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does free throw mean? 

• FREE THROW (noun)
  The noun FREE THROW has 1 sense:

1. an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul

  Familiarity information: FREE THROW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FREE THROW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

charity shot; charity throw; charity toss; foul shot; free throw; penalty free throw

Hypernyms ("free throw" is a kind of...):

basketball shot (throwing the basketball toward the hoop)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "free throw"):

one-and-one (a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot)