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slapshot

slapshot

2 7.2
A fast, powerful hockey shot made by swinging the stick hard
  • noun
  • /ˈslæpʃɑt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : disparo de slapshot
  • TPH strides across the blue line, hits center, and rips a slapshot.
  • take a slapshot

Examples

  • The player scored with a powerful slapshot that reached the goalie before he could react.

  • We did have one guy who was a relative of "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, who was also noted for his own slapshot—except you never knew where it was going.

    Blog text (27)

  • Let me see that slapshot.

    Death Sentence (2007)

  • An Iceman skates from the wings, with a slapshot, sending the diamond flying.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • And then, somehow, it started going the other way, and Darren, on a breakaway, faked a slapshot, just went around him, deeked it right in, and they won!

    Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)

  • Practicing every day helped her develop a faster slapshot that impressed the coaches.

  • He aimed for the top corner and fired a slapshot that found the back of the net.

Synonyms

shot
vsslapshot
289 1.6

An attempt to score in a sport, for example throwing a heavy ball in shot put

is very fast and forceful in ice hockey with a quick stick swing

How Powerful

slapshot
  • Specialized
2 7.2
wrister
  • Jargon
1 8.4

Surface Forms

slapshot singular
slapshots plural

Morphology

slapshot = slap + shot (transparent) = slap + shot

Meaning is directly composed from 'slap' + 'shot': a shot produced by a slapping action; the hockey-specific usage is a straightforward specialization.

Etymology

Slapshot comes from the simple parts slap ('to hit quickly') and shot ('a hit or throw'), so it means a hard, fast hit. In hockey a slapshot is a powerful shot made by swinging the stick very hard, which is why the name fits the action.