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noun • the act of firing a projectile • a solid missile discharged from a firearm • (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand • a chance to do something • a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film • the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe • a small drink of liquor • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • an estimate based on little or no information • an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera • sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put • an explosive charge used in blasting • a blow hard enough to cause injury • an attempt to score in a game • informal words for any attempt or effort • the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination • throwing the basketball toward the hoop adjective satellite • varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | ||||||||
| 38% | 9 | Common field goal attempt | ||||||
noun • (in several forms of football) A kick of the ball from a stationary position. verb • (in several forms of football) To kick the ball from a stationary position, especially as a means of scoring extra points. | ||||||||
| 35% | 5 | Basketball field goal attempt | ||||||
noun • a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) | ||||||||
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1 | Announcer's cry after a successful field goal attempt
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7 | Players often attempt to dribble or pass the ball to score a goal. |
