English Explanatory Dictionary

drop shot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play.
  2. A downward chopping shot used to extract a ball that lies deep in the grass.
  3. In first-person shooters, the act of quickly switching from a standing position to a prone position while shooting at an opponent.
  4. Synonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”).

Word forms

drop shot drop shots dropshot

Synonyms

bomb shot

Translations

Catalan: deixada French: amorti Polish: dropszot Russian: укоро́ченный Russian: дропшо́т Spanish: dejada
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