nonshooting

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adjective

That does not shoot.

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Meanings

adjectivenonshooting (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat does not shoot.

    For a set shot, players should understand that the nonshooting arm and hand should maintain their supportive position on the side of the ball...

    2007, American Sport Education Program, Coaching youth basketball
  2. not comparableNot of or pertaining to shooting.

    As well, American murder rates are higher for handgun killings than for killings by other firearms and for killings by nonshooting methods.

    1992, Ronald Owen Hinch, Debates in Canadian society

Origin

From non- + shooting.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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