jump shot

noun

, Basketball.

1. a shot with one or both hands in which a player leaps into the air and shoots the ball at the basket at the moment of reaching the highest point of the leap.

jump shot

noun

1. basketball a shot at the basket made by a player releasing the ball at the highest point of a leap

Word History and Origins

Origin of jump shot¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

All game long, Durant unleashed his usual array of drives to the hoops and silky pull-up jump shots.

From Time

He’s in the 95th percentile on catch-and-shoot jump shots and in the 94th percentile shooting off the dribble.

From FiveThirtyEight

Bill had gotten the keys to the grade-school facility at some point, and the girls would much rather practice jump shots than scores of Chopin.

From Washington Post

The team has stymied opposing shooters on jump shots, layups and post-ups and in isolation and transition.

From FiveThirtyEight

The jump shot is older than the pro game itself, and sharpshooters have been hitting long jumpers ever since.

From FiveThirtyEight