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View synonyms for dunk shot
dunk shot
noun
, Basketball.
- a shot in which a player near the basket jumps with the ball and thrusts it through the basket with one hand or both hands held above the rim. slam dunk ( def 1 ).
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Origin of dunk shot1
First recorded in 1965–70
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