follow shot

[ fol-oh shot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also following shot. Movies, Television. a traveling shot made as the camera moves along with the subject:
a follow shot of the buffalo stampede, taken from a low-flying helicopter.
Billiards, Pool. a stroke that causes the cue ball to roll forward after striking the object ball. Compare draw shot.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of follow shot¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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Example Sentences

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Doncic hit a bank shot, Dorian Finney-Smith hit a three-pointer, James banked in a follow shot and Doncic hit two three throws to quickly push the lead back to 20.

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They’d pull out a 69-67 victory on a follow shot at the buzzer by Jada Sanders.

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The Celtics charged back and had a chance to win it regulation, but Tatum missed a 19-footer and Robert Williams had his follow shot blocked as time expired.

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AJ Griffin beat the Bulls at the horn on Dec. 11 and 10 days later, Ayo Dosunmu returned the favor with a follow shot as time expired.

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But Marcus Smart scored on a follow shot, made a jumper in transition before Brown got a steal and dunk to make it 81-72 going to the fourth.

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followship follow suit

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