dunk shot

American  

noun

Basketball.

1. a shot in which a player near the basket jumps with the ball and thrusts it through the basket with one hand or both hands held above the rim.

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Etymology

Origin of dunk shot

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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dunk shot

When he hit 100 on a dunk shot with 46 seconds left, the fans streamed out onto the court to mob him.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021

But these looked more like pledges to the fraternity in the championship, as the Wolfpack controlled the tempo from Thurl Bailey’s first basket - ironically, on a dunk shot.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2020

Microsoft’s implied system sales have been solid, but the console needs a holiday dunk shot beyond recycled Halo — and it definitely has one in Insomniac Games’ magnificent Sunset Overdrive.

From Time ● Oct. 27, 2014

Sanders faked Art, wheeled around him, and soared up high for a dunk shot.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Speaking of the recent backboard-shattering antics of "Chocolate Thunder" Darryl Dawkins, O'Brien reports that the star "said that he certainly could adjust his dunk shot to prevent further incidents."

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max