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freethrow

freethrow is the alternative form of free throw.

Meaning of free throw

Noun

free throw (plural free throws)

  1. A shot, worth one point, taken from the free-throw line and without opposition.
  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

Forms of freethrow

pluralfreethrows

Questions about freethrow

What is freethrow the alternative form of?
Freethrow is the alternative form of free throw.

Words near freethrow in the dictionary

  1. freethinker
  2. freethinkers
  3. freethinking
  4. freethinkings
  5. freethought
  6. freethrow
  7. Freetown
  8. freetrader
  9. freetraders
  10. freets
  11. freety

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Adapted from Wiktionary: freethrow (page history and authors); free throw (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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