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noun • a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop | ||||||||
| 29% | 7 | A shot in basketball that is made by bouncing the ball off the backboard and into the net | ||||||
noun • an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal | ||||||||
| 29% | 5 | Ball hitting the backboard | ||||||
noun • a hollow twanging sound • (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly adverb • with a short hollow thud verb • make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground • set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise • drop steeply • pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | ||||||||
Use Of A Cushion Or A Backboard Crossword Clue
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BANKSHOT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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BANKSHOT
Updated: October 11, 2023
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