hook shot en · NOUN
Meanings
- A shot in which the offensive player gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head.
- A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height; a hook.
- Synonym of hook (“a shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left”).
- Synonym of hook (“shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hook shots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (6)
mk хорог (basketball shot that goes overhead) · ca ganxo (basketball shot that goes overhead) · mk хорок (basketball shot that goes overhead) · fr bras roulé (basketball shot that goes overhead) · it tiro a uncino (basketball shot that goes overhead) · it gancio (basketball shot that goes overhead)