hook shot
3
3.6
- noun
- Specialized
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- After practicing for weeks, he finally mastered his hook shot and scored easily during the game.
- right hook shot
Examples
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He could shoot hook shots, dribble the ball between his legs, and swish a free throw.
Fiction book (1998) -
In the third quarter, Jordan got good post position on Duncan and was able to turn over his right shoulder and smoothly sink a hook shot that Duncan had no chance in hell of altering.
Blog text (14) -
Yeah, got a sweet little hook shot off the glass.
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Maybe he should work on his hook shot.
Fiction book (2000) -
Also, his hook shot had been right on the money so far.
Blog text (10) -
I took hook shots my whole life and I was pretty good at it.
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Comes to the right, throws up a hook shot.
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Henriquez's hook shot, a new facet of his post game, was a weapon, falling reliably from both hands.
Blog text (12) -
He was active, setting screens and hitting hook shots and jumpers, closing out on shooters, and doing all the little stuff.
Blog text (5) -
The Flyers managed to take a 7-5 lead after sophomore Alex Gavrilovic converted a turnaround hook shot in the paint.
Blog text (13)
Synonyms
8
5.5
A basketball shot made by swinging the arm in an arc over the head
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally a noun+noun compound: a 'shot' of the type called a 'hook', and the provided constituent definitions already identify 'hook' as a particular basketball stroke. This straightforward, sports-specific naming pattern is predictable to learners who know both words, so a B1 learner would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The basketball term hook shot comes from the player's arm movement that looks like a hook when they swing the ball over their head. So the name simply describes a 'shot' made with this curved motion, which is hard for defenders to block.