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PASSING SHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does passing shot mean? 

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

1. a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the netplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PASSING SHOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

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


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