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FOLLOW-THROUGH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carrying some project or intention to full completion
Example:
I appreciated his follow-through on his promise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("follow-through" is a kind of...):
closing; completion; culmination; mop up; windup (a concluding action)
Derivation:
follow through (pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion
Example:
squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("follow-through" is a kind of...):
closing; completion; culmination; mop up; windup (a concluding action)
Holonyms ("follow-through" is a part of...):
shot; stroke ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand)
Derivation:
follow through (carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball)
