follow shot

noun

plural follow shots

1

sports

a

: 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

b

: a shot made immediately (as by a teammate) after recovering a missed shot

All-America forward Aliyah Boston grabbed the rebound, but her short follow shot also was off the mark—and Stanford earned its fifth appearance in a national title game.

—Steve Kroner

2

: a camera shot in which the camera follows the movement of the subject

Examples of follow shot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here was a drone that could literally fit in my pocket yet still crank out slick follow shots in crispy 8K. —Joe Salas august 21, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025

That translates to wild third-person perspectives and awesome dronelike follow shots without the need for a drone. —Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 4 Aug. 2025

Doncic hit a bank shot, Dorian Finney-Smith hit a three-pointer, James banked in a follow shot and Doncic hit two three throws to quickly push the lead back to 20. —Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025

There’s a going-onstage element to big, virtuosic follow shots that go on for five or ten minutes. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for follow shot

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