"wrist shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wrist shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wrist shot (plural wrist shots)
  1. (ice hockey) A shot that involves using the arm muscles, predominantly the wrist, to propel the puck using the concave side of the blade. Categories (topical): Ice hockey Translations (ice hockey: type of shot): rannelaukaus (Finnish), handledsskott [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wrist_shot-en-noun-7ja6vAO2 Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports Disambiguation of 'ice hockey: type of shot': 71 29
  2. (golf) A short stroke usually played with an iron, from the wrist, without swinging the club over the shoulder. Categories (topical): Golf
    Sense id: en-wrist_shot-en-noun-BOI6z2QD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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