follow shot
nounDefinition of follow shot
1
: a shot in billiards or pool made by striking the cue ball above its center to cause it to continue forward after striking the object ball
2
: a camera shot in which the camera follows the movement of the subject
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Two following shots were fired as Guttieres was running toward a Burger King, which had customers inside, and Krieger feared Guttieres may take a hostage. — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, "Aurora officer who fired four shots at fleeing suspect cleared of criminal charges," 11 June 2019 But Russell hustled back and forced him to miss the layup and follow shot, and the Nets then scored five straight points to push it back into double digits. — Brian Mahoney, The Seattle Times, "Russell has 31, Nets run past Kings for 123-94 win," 21 Jan. 2019 Dove right to stop Iniesta’s shot from the top of the area, pushing it right, then scrambled up to paw away Aspas’s follow shot with his left hand. — Andrew Das, New York Times, "That Roar You Heard Was From Russia. Its Team Sent Spain Packing.," 3 July 2018 The Aldine keeper let up a rebound, then blocked Bonilla's following shot. — Justin Maskulinski, Houston Chronicle, "Conroe in regional final for first time since 1997," 13 Apr. 2018 If Louis Oosthuizen had beaten Bubba Watson in the 2012 Masters playoff rather than lost, the following shot would be considered one of the all-time best in golf history. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "Best Masters Memories From the Past 20 Years: No. 7 - Oosthuizen's Albatross," 29 Mar. 2018 Rhode Island’s buzzer-beater follow shot for the win rolled off the rim. — Dan Gelston, BostonGlobe.com, "Rhode Island survives Trae Young, Oklahoma in OT," 15 Mar. 2018 Regulation ended with a follow shot by Bishop Montgomery rolling around the rim and falling out as the buzzer sounded. — Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, "Sierra Canyon rallies from a 17-point deficit to beat Bishop Montgomery," 14 Mar. 2018 It was tied at 64 before Barnes scored on a follow shot to start the 14-0 spurt that included two 3-pointers and another basket by Ferrell. — Brian Mahoney, star-telegram, "Barnes scores 30, Mavs hand Knicks eighth straight loss | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 13 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'follow shot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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