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Noun: free throw  free-throw
  1. An unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
    - foul shot, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shot

Derived forms: free throws

Type of: basketball shot, shot

Encyclopedia: Free throw