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set shot

set shot noun: a kick for goal after a free kick has been awarded to the kicker and play has stopped.

Noun

set shot (plural set shots)

  1. (Australian rules football) A kick for goal after a free kick has been awarded to the kicker and play has stopped.
    • The Swans then wrested control of the game in the midfield to hit back with the next four goals, the first a 50m set shot from Mitchell and the last two clever snaps from midfield bull Kennedy.2016 Nick Bowen, Match report: Dogs dust Swans to snap 62-year drought Australian Football League, 1 October 2016. Accessed 6 May 2019.
  2. A shot taken without jumping.

Forms of set shot

pluralset shots
alternative formset-shot

Questions about set shot

What does set shot mean?
Set shot means a kick for goal after a free kick has been awarded to the kicker and play has stopped.
What part of speech is set shot?
Set shot is a noun.
What is the plural of set shot?
The plural of set shot is set shots.

Words near set shot in the dictionary

  1. set right
  2. set sail
  3. set sails
  4. set screw
  5. set screws
  6. set shot
  7. set shots
  8. set sights
  9. set sights on
  10. set someone's teeth on edge
  11. set square

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