hook shot

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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

How to use hook shot in a sentence

Center Robin Lopez, a fan of Wizards and wizards, has an unorthodox but extremely effective hook shot.
A Wizards playoff primer as they prepare to face the Sixers|Scott Allen|May 21, 2021|Washington Post
During Washington’s devastating 16-0 second-quarter run, Lopez hit consecutive hook shots and only took a seat after making 4 of 5 attempts in the period.
Joel Embiid has always tormented the Wizards. Now they’ll try a three-headed solution.|Candace Buckner|May 21, 2021|Washington Post
In other words, if Simmons is indeed going to lean on the hook shot, then Rivers would likely prefer that mark to be closer to 60 percent.
Can Ben Simmons Find A Balance With His Hook Shot?|Yaron Weitzman|March 25, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Instead of developing a jumper to become more productive from the perimeter, Simmons is leaning on a hook shot to become more effective from close.
Can Ben Simmons Find A Balance With His Hook Shot?|Yaron Weitzman|March 25, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

The hook shot has always been a part of Simmons’s repertoire.
Can Ben Simmons Find A Balance With His Hook Shot?|Yaron Weitzman|March 25, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The cartoonist, better known as Charb, was shot dead Wednesday.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The gunman hardly broke stride as he nonetheless shot Merabet in the head, killing him.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A policewoman was shot dead this morning while law enforcement searched for the Charlie Lebdo killers.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There was no fighting; a rifle shot now and then from the crests where we saw our fellows clearly.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
Dockier, a prominent leader of the Levelers, in the times of the English commonwealth, was shot by order of the government.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
There was not a moment to lose, for one well-directed shot might exterminate half of us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Then, having shot nothing that day, he turned towards the Pole with a feeling of disappointment.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne