DUNK SHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dunk shot mean? 

• DUNK SHOT (noun)
  The noun DUNK SHOT has 1 sense:

1. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

  Familiarity information: DUNK SHOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUNK SHOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dunk; dunk shot; stuff shot

Hypernyms ("dunk shot" is a kind of...):

basketball shot (throwing the basketball toward the hoop)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dunk shot"):

slam dunk (a forceful dunk)