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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 shot, hook up, hook, captain, hook, line, and sinker, hook-and-ladder company, hook-tip

Origin of hook shot

First recorded in 1940–45
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019