squash shot

noun

A forehand shot with the arm at full extension, typically made as a desperation shot to slice the ball back into the court.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsquash shot (plural squash shots)

plural squash shots

  1. hobbiesA forehand shot with the arm at full extension, typically made as a desperation shot to slice the ball back into the court.

    That was the last squash shot I trained with her.

    2014, Syed Raza Haider, A Tulip In The Desert, →ISBN, page 231
    2 more examples

    Trying to get the ball in play, she ducked and hit an awkward squash shot.

    2011, Yolanda Wallace, Lucky Loser, →ISBN

    Roger ran back and, instead of hoisting a defensive lob, went for a reverse between-the-legs squash shot, which didn't come off.

    2013, Paul McNamee, Game Changer: My Tennis Life, →ISBN, page 289
Cite this entry
APA

squash shot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squash%20shot

MLA

“squash shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squash%20shot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squash shot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squash%20shot.

Source: squash shot on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.