drop pass

noun

: a pass in ice hockey in which the passer skates past the puck leaving it for a teammate following close behind

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His first goal was on a power play — off a Dylan DeMelo holding-the-stick penalty that Granlund drew — taking a Thomas Harley drop pass in his own end, dancing past Brandon Tanev, racing right up the gut and snapping off a shot through Neal Pionk to beat Connor Hellebuyck. Murat Ates, New York Times, 14 May 2025 Panarin and his drop passes at the offensive blue line are a joke. Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025 His wide receivers did frequently drop passes, though. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025 Greer then sent a drop pass to Schmidt, who fired a wrist shot from just outside the left circle that got past Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drop pass

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drop pass was in 1949

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“Drop pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20pass. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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