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pick-and-roll
[ pik-uhn-rohl ]
noun
, Basketball.
- an offensive maneuver in which a player interposes their own body between a teammate with the ball and a defender, then cuts quickly toward the basket for a pass from that teammate. Compare pick 1( def 29 ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pick-and-roll1
First recorded in 1960–65
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