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slam dunk
1noun
Basketball., a particularly forceful, often dramatic dunk shot.
Slang., something regarded as certain to occur or be accomplished, typically something desirable that requires little further effort.
The election is starting to look like a slam dunk for our side.
slam-dunk
2[slam-duhngk]
verb (used with object)
Basketball., to dunk (the ball) with great force.
slam dunk
noun
basketball a scoring shot in which a player jumps up and forces the ball down through the basket
informal, a task so easy that success in it is deemed a certainty
verb
basketball to jump up and force (a ball) through a basket
Other Word Forms
- slam dunker noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of slam dunk1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Security officials at the time said the case was a slam dunk, alluding to reams of compromising communications between the two men.
At the start of the weekend, that looked like a slam dunk.
Granted, there’s the natural compulsion to find something positive in a project that should have been a slam dunk for Bell, an actor most people deeply enjoy.
Brennan’s longtime coverage of Clark’s career makes this book a slam dunk.
James hasn’t signed on for next season yet, and maybe this change of ownership changes what once appeared to be a slam dunk.
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