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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Football A score worth three points made on an ordinary down by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar and between the goal posts.
- noun Basketball A score made by throwing the ball through the basket in regulation play, worth two points or, if attempted from beyond a specified distance, three points.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun American football When the ball is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar (not after a
touchdown ) for 3 points. - noun basketball A made shot that was not a
free throw .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
- noun a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts
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