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forced throws

forced throws is the plural of forced throw.

Meaning of forced throw

Noun

forced throw (plural forced throws)

  1. A throw to a teammate from the player who is running with the ball in order to avoid being tackled.
    • As he'd promised, Donny Doyle had been in the Bucks quarterback's face all day, except for the time he'd dropped to cover the running back and made a clean pick of Franks' forced throw.2007, Phil Truman, Game: Some Have It, Some Don't, page 102

Questions about forced throws

What is forced throws the plural of?
Forced throws is the plural of forced throw.

Words near forced throws in the dictionary

  1. forced something down someone's throat
  2. forced teaming
  3. forced the pace
  4. forced the voucher
  5. forced throw
  6. forced throws
  7. forced to be reckoned with
  8. forced update
  9. forced updates
  10. forced-birther
  11. forced-birthers

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