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DUNK SHOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
Synonyms:
dunk; dunk shot; stuff shot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dunk shot" is a kind of...):
basketball shot (throwing the basketball toward the hoop)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dunk shot"):
slam dunk (a forceful dunk)