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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Nearby words
- hook and ladder,
- hook bolt,
- hook check,
- hook of holland,
- hook or crook,
- hook up,
- hook, captain,
- hook, line, and sinker,
- hook-and-ladder company,
- hook-tip
Origin of hook shot
First recorded in 1940–45
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