wrist shot

noun

A shot that involves using the arm muscles, predominantly the wrist, to propel the puck using the concave side of the blade.

“That wrist shot completely fooled the defenders.”

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Meanings

nounwrist shot (plural wrist shots)

plural wrist shots

  1. hobbiesA shot that involves using the arm muscles, predominantly the wrist, to propel the puck using the concave side of the blade.

    That wrist shot completely fooled the defenders.

  2. golfA short stroke usually played with an iron, from the wrist, without swinging the club over the shoulder.

Translations

Finnish rannelaukaus
  • rannelaukausice hockey: type of shot
Swedish handledsskott
  • handledsskottice hockey: type of shot
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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