hook shot

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hook shot

noun hook shots

A shot in which the offensive player gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head.
A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height; a hook.
Synonym of hook (“a shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left”).
Similar: hook
Synonym of hook (“shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side”).
Similar: hook

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noun basketball shot that goes overhead

Français	bras roulé
Italiano	gancio, tiro a uncino

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@misc{hook_shot_2026,
  title = {hook shot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hook%20shot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}