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pick-and-roll

[ pik-uhn-rohl ]

noun

, Basketball.
  1. 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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