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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

effort, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try go
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

shot go
an attempt to score in a game

basketball shot
throwing the basketball toward the hoop

noun.act

11 Subcategories

bank shot go
a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop
dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot go
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
finger-roll go
a basketball shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket
foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shot go
an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line
hook shot, hook go
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
jumper, jump shot go
(basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
lay-up, layup go
a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
pivot shot go
a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot
set shot go
a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position
scoop shot go
a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion
tip in go
a basketball shot made by tapping the rebounding ball back into the basket