Meanings
nounfree throw (plural free throws)
plural free throws · alternative freethrow
- ball gamesA shot, worth one point, taken from the free-throw line and without opposition.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA throw taken without interference from the opposition. Such a throw is generally taken after an infringement by the opposing team.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounan unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
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Broader
basketball shotshot
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Translations
Arabic رَمْيَة حُرَّة
- رَمْيَة حُرَّةbasketball
Catalan tir lliure
- tir lliurebasketball
Czech trestný hod
- trestný hodbasketball
Finnish vapaaheitto
- vapaaheittobasketball
German Freiwurf
- Freiwurfbasketball
Japanese フリースロー
- フリースロー (furī surō)basketball
Korean 자유투, 프리 스로
- 자유투 (jayutu)basketball
- 프리 스로 (peuri seuro)basketball
- 벌넣기 (beolleoki)basketball
Polish rzut osobisty
- rzut osobistybasketball
Spanish tiro libre
- tiro librebasketball
Swedish frikast
- frikastbasketball
Cite this entry
APA
free throw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20throw
MLA
“free throw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20throw. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free throw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20throw.
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