hook shot
noun Basketball.
a shot with one hand in which a player extends the shooting arm to the side and brings it back over the head toward the basket while releasing the ball.
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Origin of hook shot
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby hook shot
hook, line, and sinker, hooknose, Hook of Holland, hook or crook, Hooks, hook shot, hookswinging, hooktender, hook-tip, hookup, hookworm
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