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nonshooting en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + shooting.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) That does not shoot.
    • For a set shot, players should understand that the nonshooting arm and hand should maintain their supportive position on the side of the ball... 2007, American Sport Education Program, Coaching youth basketball:
  2. (not-comparable) Not of or pertaining to shooting.
    • As well, American murder rates are higher for handgun killings than for killings by other firearms and for killings by nonshooting methods. 1992, Ronald Owen Hinch, Debates in Canadian society: