"free throw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free throws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} free throw (plural free throws)
  1. (basketball) A shot, worth one point, taken from the free-throw line and without opposition. Categories (topical): Basketball Translations (basketball): رَمْيَة حُرَّة (alt: ramya(t) ḥurra) [feminine] (Arabic), tir lliure [masculine] (Catalan), trestný hod [masculine] (Czech), vapaaheitto (Finnish), tiro libre [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-free_throw-en-noun-sDiMgFqB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'basketball': 86 14
  2. (water polo) A throw taken without interference from the opposition. Such a throw is generally taken after an infringement by the opposing team. Synonyms: foul shot Derived forms: free-throw lane, free-throw line, free throw percentage
    Sense id: en-free_throw-en-noun-fs9sd6hN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

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