hit-out
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English
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Noun
[edit]- (UK, sports) A match or session, particularly for practice.
- 2009 February 6, Bill Marshall, quoting Helen Galashan, “Shock victory for twins”, in Telegraph and Argus[1], Bradford, England:
- “There were some of the dives that could have been performed better but it was good to have a hit-out.”
- 2011, H. G. Nelson, My Life in Shorts, Pan Macmillan Australia, unnumbered page:
- There was a second prong to Bill′s in-the-dark equine hit-outs. He believed nocturnal track work produced great times on race day.
- (sports, field hockey) A penalty shot, awarded when the ball is deemed to have been sent out of play deliberately.
- (Australia, horse racing) A fast gallop.
- (Australian rules football) An instance of knocking the ball out of a ruck contest.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (hockey shot): hit-in