ONE-AND-ONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does one-and-one mean? 

• ONE-AND-ONE (noun)
  The noun ONE-AND-ONE has 1 sense:

1. a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot

  Familiarity information: ONE-AND-ONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ONE-AND-ONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("one-and-one" is a kind of...):

charity shot; charity throw; charity toss; foul shot; free throw; penalty free throw (an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul)