stuff shot
- noun
- Jargon
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- The crowd cheered wildly when he executed a powerful stuff shot in the final seconds.
Examples
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Her ability to make a stuff shot sets her apart from other players.
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Did you see that stuff shot by James?
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He amazed everyone with a reverse stuff shot during the all-star game.
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He made an incredible stuff shot during the game.
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The crowd erupted in excitement as he completed an impressive stuff shot in the championship game.
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She trained for months to perfect her stuff shot, which became her signature move on the court.
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Fans celebrated when he pulled off a stunning stuff shot that sealed the victory for his team.
Synonyms
80
4.7
A basketball shot pushing the ball down through the hoop with one or both hands above the rim
3
3.4
A strong shot where a player jumps and puts the ball through the hoop with one or both hands
1
3.5
A basketball shot where a player jumps and pushes the ball down into the hoop with one or both hands
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'stuff' (to cram/force into a space) combined with 'shot' (an attempt) gives a partial clue: it suggests a forceful attempt to put the ball into the basket. However, the specific technical sense 'slam dunk' (a basketball move) is sports-jargon and not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so a B1 learner might guess a forceful score but not the exact conventional meaning without exposure.
Etymology
The sports term stuff shot comes from the image of a player forcefully pushing the ball down through the rim, like stuffing something into a small space. Because stuff shows the force and shot means an attempt to score, the phrase is used for a strong 'slam dunk'.