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DROP SHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drop shot mean? 

DROP SHOT (noun)
  The noun DROP SHOT has 1 sense:

1. a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the netplay

  Familiarity information: DROP SHOT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DROP SHOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dink; drop shot

Hypernyms ("drop shot" is a kind of...):

return (a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player)


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