spot-upadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈspɒtʌp/, U.S.

/ˈspɑdˌəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to spot up at spot v. 20.

Etymology: < to spot up at spot v. 20.

Basketball.

A. adj.

Designating a player who is proficient at making a jump shot immediately after receiving the ball, without moving from his or her current spot (typically some distance from the basket). Also: designating shooting or a shot of this type.

ΚΠ

1987 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 22 June We needed a spot-up, long-range shooter.

1998 Indianapolis Star 20 Mar. 5/3 He knows that the strength of his game is stand-still, spot-up shooting.

1999 Chicago Tribune 22 Feb. iii. 1/5 Williams would be another scoring option inside so the bench would not have to rely on Toni Kukoc, not a muscle guy, or Steve Kerr, the spot-up shooter.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 11 Sept. c14/1 The slashing and dunking that made Sprewell one of the N.B.A.'s most exciting players for Golden State gave way to pull-up jumpers and spot-up 3-pointers when he played for the Knicks.

2011 A. Filippi Shoot like Pros Pref. p. xi I can remember..watching most of the best college seniors go through spot-up shooting drills.

B. n.

A jump shot taken by a player immediately after receiving the ball, without moving from his or her current spot. Also: a position suitable for taking such a shot; the act of taking up such a position.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > types of shot or ball

free throw1888

foul shot1902

jump shot1909

jump ball1924

pop shot1933

jumper1937

set shot1940

lay-up1948

fallaway1949

bonus1955

hook-shot1957

sky-hook1959

buzzer beater1965

brick1971

spot-up1992

1992 Sports Illustr. 30 Mar. 63/1 Mullin is a dry-land Wayne Gretzsky, drifting, drifting, drifting, suddenly cutting open and hitting the shot in the tiny window of time he gets, whether the shot is a runner, a fader, a drive, a move to the hole, a leaner, a spot-up, whatever.

1996 M. Strasen et al. Basketball Almanac, 1996–7 95 He is accurate from 3-point range and can get his shot on spot-ups or off the dribble.

2009 G. Gandolfi NBA Coaches Playbk. 302/1 Incorporate catch-and-shoot shots (spot-ups).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spot-up
释义	spot-upadj.n. Brit. /ˈspɒtʌp/, U.S. /ˈspɑdˌəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to spot up at spot v. 20. Etymology: < to spot up at spot v. 20. Basketball. A. adj. Designating a player who is proficient at making a jump shot immediately after receiving the ball, without moving from his or her current spot (typically some distance from the basket). Also: designating shooting or a shot of this type. ΚΠ 1987 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 22 June We needed a spot-up, long-range shooter. 1998 Indianapolis Star 20 Mar. 5/3 He knows that the strength of his game is stand-still, spot-up shooting. 1999 Chicago Tribune 22 Feb. iii. 1/5 Williams would be another scoring option inside so the bench would not have to rely on Toni Kukoc, not a muscle guy, or Steve Kerr, the spot-up shooter. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 11 Sept. c14/1 The slashing and dunking that made Sprewell one of the N.B.A.'s most exciting players for Golden State gave way to pull-up jumpers and spot-up 3-pointers when he played for the Knicks. 2011 A. Filippi Shoot like Pros Pref. p. xi I can remember..watching most of the best college seniors go through spot-up shooting drills. B. n. A jump shot taken by a player immediately after receiving the ball, without moving from his or her current spot. Also: a position suitable for taking such a shot; the act of taking up such a position. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > types of shot or ball free throw1888 foul shot1902 jump shot1909 jump ball1924 pop shot1933 jumper1937 set shot1940 lay-up1948 fallaway1949 bonus1955 hook-shot1957 sky-hook1959 buzzer beater1965 brick1971 spot-up1992 1992 Sports Illustr. 30 Mar. 63/1 Mullin is a dry-land Wayne Gretzsky, drifting, drifting, drifting, suddenly cutting open and hitting the shot in the tiny window of time he gets, whether the shot is a runner, a fader, a drive, a move to the hole, a leaner, a spot-up, whatever. 1996 M. Strasen et al. Basketball Almanac, 1996–7 95 He is accurate from 3-point range and can get his shot on spot-ups or off the dribble. 2009 G. Gandolfi NBA Coaches Playbk. 302/1 Incorporate catch-and-shoot shots (spot-ups). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1987
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