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shoulder drop

shoulder drop noun: a feint made by dropping one shoulder in order to indicate a movement that one does not make.

Noun

shoulder drop (plural shoulder drops)

  1. A feint made by dropping one shoulder in order to indicate a movement that one does not make.
    • He was in the mood and he decorated the first half with some wonderful moments. How about the side-on volleyed crossfield pass with the outside of his right boot? Or the shoulder drop, the surge upfield, the riding of a challenge and then another thrilling run.2024 June 16, David Hytner, “Jude Bellingham gives England winning start but Serbia make Southgate sweat”, in Guardian

Forms of shoulder drop

pluralshoulder drops

Questions about shoulder drop

What does shoulder drop mean?
Shoulder drop means a feint made by dropping one shoulder in order to indicate a movement that one does not make.
What part of speech is shoulder drop?
Shoulder drop is a noun.
What is the plural of shoulder drop?
The plural of shoulder drop is shoulder drops.

Words near shoulder drop in the dictionary

  1. shoulder checking
  2. shoulder checks
  3. shoulder devil
  4. shoulder devils
  5. shoulder display
  6. shoulder drop
  7. shoulder drops
  8. shoulder girdle
  9. shoulder girdles
  10. shoulder impingement syndrome
  11. shoulder joint

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