free throw
noun [C]Definition
› in basketball, an opportunity to score extra points that is given to a member of one team if a player from the other team has broken a ruleBasketball, netball and volleyballGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of free throw noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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