jump shot
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2.7
- noun
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tiro en suspensión
- She scored with a beautiful jump shot from the three-point line.
- hit a jump shot
- shoot jump shots
- make a jump shot
I learned how to shoot without my left thumb, started shooting a real jump shot.
- I learned how to shoot without my left thumb, started shooting a real jump shot.
- She said shoot it the way you would shoot a jump shot because I kept using two hands to toss it over my hand.
- What are you taking jump shots?
Examples
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Pulls up into a jump shot, releases the ball into the air.
Fiction book (1996) -
Will he develop the necessary jump shot to keep defenses honest?
Blog text (2) -
I finally get my jump shot back and you call me in.
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Going for the jump shot.
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I'll be happy if one of my kids develops a decent jump shot from the corner.
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I seemed to have a knack for the jump shot and got pretty good at it.
Fiction book (1993) -
He's taken a fair amount of jump shots this season and made a very good percentage of them.
Blog text (30) -
Michael Jordan drains a jump shot with his tongue out.
Fiction book (1994) -
For about a year now, I only leave the playground after I've made my last jump shot, set shot, and hook.
Fiction book (1991) -
In other words, the team can't run, can't hit a jump shot, and can't seem to get easy baskets.
Blog text (22)
Synonyms
289
1.6
An attempt to score in a sport, for example throwing a heavy ball in shot put
23
5.1
A shot in basketball made while the player is jumping
9
3.3
A basket scored during play by throwing the ball through the other team's hoop
1
2.0
An attempt to score by throwing the ball into the hoop
Antonyms
1
3.9
A basketball move in which a player stands still and uses both hands to put the ball in the basket
How Dynamic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'jump' (to leap into the air) and 'shot' (an attempt to score), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a shot made while jumping. This straightforward noun-noun composition is common in sports vocabulary and has direct cross-linguistic parallels, making the meaning immediately comprehensible from the parts.
Etymology
Jump shot comes from basketball: a player jumps and lets go of the ball at the top of the jump, making the shot hard to block, so it means 'a shot taken while jumping'.