jump shot

Noun

Meaning

(basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

jumper bounder buck spring bound jump hop vault bounce skip hurdle jig Juneau pounce pole vault
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Antonyms

have support develop stand emphasise walk slowly

Hypernyms

basketball shot

Examples

My best move is probably my pull up jump shot. Steve Nash

You shouldn't just work on your jump shot. You should work on being a better person, a better teammate, and a better friend. Sue Wicks

I think that Paul Gasol is the most skilled big man in the NBA today with his ability to post on either block, the way he runs the floor, and the way he can shoot the mid-range jump shot. Doug Collins

In 1981, when I went down to visit Georgia Tech, I watched Michael Jordan play and literally get ridiculed for taking a jump shot in the championship game that went off the backboard, and they won. People are forgetting that Michael was just one of the players when they went to the Dream Team. John Salley

After hitting a pair of free throws, he threw down a dunk on a breakaway and then hit a long jump shot for six straight points. Source: Internet

Hampden Academy’s Camryn Neal sinks a jump shot while guarded by Marshwood High School’s Kayla Goodwin in the Maine Girls Class A championship basketball game on Saturday at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

jump server jump sharply jump ship jump sit jump someone's bones jump spark