free hit
- (in limited-overs cricket) an opportunity to strike the ball without the possibility of being bowled or caught out, following a no-ball；(in field hockey) a penalty hit awarded for a foul committed outside the goal area
noun: free hit, plural noun: free hits
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- 1. (in limited-overs cricket) an opportunity to strike the ball without the possibility of being bowled or caught out, following a no-ball the six came off a free hit after Gough had no-balled
- ▪ (in field hockey) a penalty hit awarded for a foul committed outside the goal area a quickly taken free hit by the home team was excellently converted
- ▪ an easy opportunity to gain an advantage over a rival or opponent the policy has been sold so poorly that it gives everybody against it a free hit
