Definition of Drop shot

1. Noun. A soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net.

Exact synonyms: Dink
Generic synonyms: Return

Definition of Drop shot

1. Noun. (sports) In sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drop Shot

drop line
drop off
drop off the radar
drop open
drop out
drop press
drop punt
drop punts
drop round
drop scone
drop ship
drop shipped
drop shipping
drop ships
drop shot
drop shots
drop the ball
drop the gloves
drop the writ
drop top
drop trou
drop trow
drop volley
drop zone
drop zones
dropable
dropback

Literary usage of Drop shot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. First Steps to Lawn Tennis by Alfred Ernest Beamish (1922)
"drop shot The drop shot is another stroke which should not be included in the category for beginners. For this stroke can only be mastered by means of ..."

2. The Art of Lawn Tennis by William Tatem Tilden (1922)
"The drop-shot is a very soft, sharply-angled chop stroke, played wholly with the wrist ... Do not swing the racquet from the shoulder in making a drop shot. ..."

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