drop shot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop shot]
- /drɒp ʃɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop shot]
- /drɒp ʃɒt/

Definitions of drop shot words

noun drop shot (in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball or shuttlecock so softly hit that it falls to the playing surface just after clearing the net. 1
noun drop shot (in squash, handball, etc.) a ball so softly hit that it falls suddenly to the ground just after striking the front wall. 1
noun drop shot shot made in a shot tower. 1
noun drop shot a softly-played return that drops abruptly after clearing the net, intended to give an opponent no chance of reaching the ball and usually achieved by imparting backspin 0
noun drop shot a similar shot that stops abruptly after hitting the front wall of the court 0
noun drop shot a type of shot made by permitting molten metal to percolate through a sieve and then dropping it into a tank of water 0

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Origin of drop shot

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40

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Parts of speech for Drop shot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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drop shot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

drop shot usage trend in Literature

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