fallaway

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adjective

Of a shot, taken while moving away from the basket.

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Meanings

adjectivefallaway (not comparable)
  1. not comparableball gamesOf a shot, taken while moving away from the basket.
nounfallaway (plural fallaways)

plural fallaways

  1. ball gamesA shot taken while moving away from the basket.

Origin

Deverbal from fall away.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“fallaway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallaway. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fallaway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallaway.

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