Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun free_throw

1 sense of free throw

Sense 1
foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shot -- (an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul)
       => basketball shot -- (throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out")