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    CHARITY SHOT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("charity shot" is a kind of...):

    basketball shot (throwing the basketball toward the hoop)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "charity shot"):

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

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