drop shot

noun

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

Meanings

noundrop shot (plural drop shots)

plural drop shots · alternative dropshot

  1. hobbiesIn sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play.
  2. golfA downward chopping shot used to extract a ball that lies deep in the grass.
  3. gamesIn first-person shooters, the act of quickly switching from a standing position to a prone position while shooting at an opponent.
  4. Synonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”).

    Synonyms: bomb shot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”).

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More synonyms by meaning

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

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Translations

Catalan deixada
  • deixadaa lightly struck shot that lands just in play
French amorti
  • amortia lightly struck shot that lands just in play
Polish dropszot, dropszot
  • dropszotswitching position while shooting at an opponent
  • dropszota lightly struck shot that lands just in play
Russian укоро́ченный, дропшо́т
  • укоро́ченный (ukoróčennyj)a lightly struck shot that lands just in play
  • дропшо́т (dropšót)a lightly struck shot that lands just in play
Spanish dejada
  • dejadaa lightly struck shot that lands just in play
Cite this entry
APA

drop shot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20shot

MLA

“drop shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20shot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop shot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20shot.

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