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99% | 3 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc • the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc verb • propel in a high arc | ||||||||
24% | 11 | Action in tennis where a player reaches over the net to block a shot before it crosses over to their side | ||||||
verb • To engage in goaltending, interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket • To act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets. noun • A violation which occurs when a player interferes with the movement of the ball toward the basket. • The activity of a goaltender. | ||||||||
24% | 8 | Parthian shot was an arrow shot while retreating | ||||||
adjective • pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture noun • a native or inhabitant of Parthia • the Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226) | ||||||||
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