pull shot

noun

A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side.

“A pull shot in the 18th over sealed the game.”

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Meanings

nounpull shot (plural pull shots)

plural pull shots

  1. ball gamesA type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side.

    A pull shot in the 18th over sealed the game.

    1 more example

    His stand-in [...] was felled by a pull shot struck with tremendus power by England pace bowler and tailend batsman, Dick Pollard.

    1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 32
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Chicago

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