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moving screen

moving screen noun: an offensive foul committed when a player executing a screen moves in order to block the defender and makes contact. Technically it is a block; in other words, there is no such terminology in most rulebooks using the phrase "moving screen." This means that, for it to be a foul, there must be contact (and illegal contact at that, meaning advantage-conveying). No illegal contact, no foul, no matter how much moving the screener does.

Noun

moving screen (plural moving screens)

  1. (informal) An offensive foul committed when a player executing a screen moves in order to block the defender and makes contact. Technically it is a block; in other words, there is no such terminology in most rulebooks using the phrase "moving screen." This means that, for it to be a foul, there must be contact (and illegal contact at that, meaning advantage-conveying). No illegal contact, no foul, no matter how much moving the screener does.
    Synonyms:
    moving pick

Synonyms of moving screen

  • moving pick

Forms of moving screen

pluralmoving screens

Questions about moving screen

What does moving screen mean?
Moving screen means an offensive foul committed when a player executing a screen moves in order to block the defender and makes contact. Technically it is a block; in other words, there is no such terminology in most rulebooks using the phrase "moving screen." This means that, for it to be a foul, there must be contact (and illegal contact at that, meaning advantage-conveying). No illegal contact, no foul, no matter how much moving the screener does.
What part of speech is moving screen?
Moving screen is a noun.
What is the plural of moving screen?
The plural of moving screen is moving screens.

Words near moving screen in the dictionary

  1. moving pavements
  2. moving picture
  3. moving pictures
  4. moving ramp
  5. moving ramps
  6. moving screen
  7. moving screens
  8. moving sidewalk
  9. moving sidewalks
  10. moving sofa problem
  11. moving someone to tears

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