Meaning & use
push pass
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Meanings
nouncountablesport
In sports such as field hockey, a pass made by pushing the ball along the ground with the stick rather than hitting it.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a push pass' or 'two push passes'.
Patterns
- make a push pass
- a quick push pass
She made a quick push pass to her teammate on the right.
The coach taught the beginners how to do a push pass.
A good push pass is more accurate than a hard hit.
verbtransitive or intransitivesport
To pass the ball by pushing it with the stick, as in field hockey.
Grammar: Can be used with an object ('push-pass the ball') or without ('he push-passed to the left').
Patterns
- push-pass the ball
- push-pass to someone
He push-passed the ball to the center forward.
Instead of hitting, she push-passed it gently.
Word forms
| plural | push passes |
|---|---|
| third person singular | push-passes |
| past tense | push-passed |
| past participle | push-passed |
| -ing form | push-passing |
Common combinations
- make a push pass
- He made a push pass to start the attack.
- quick push pass
- A quick push pass caught the defenders off guard.
- accurate push pass
- Her accurate push pass set up the winning goal.
- push pass to someone
- The midfielder push-passed to the striker.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: push pass or push pass?
push pass vs push pass
In basketball, a similar pass is called a 'chest pass' or 'bounce pass', not a 'push pass'.
Practice
In field hockey, what is a 'push pass'?
Choose one answer.
'Push pass' means pushing the ball along the ground with the stick. Option 0 describes a 'hit', option 3 describes a 'flick' or 'lift', and option 2 is not allowed in field hockey.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “push pass”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.