hook shot

hook shot

n. Basketball A shot made by arcing the far hand upward while being positioned or moving sideways to the basket.

hook′ shot`

n. a one-handed basketball shot made with a sweeping arc of the arm over the head. [1940–45]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hook shot - a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the baskethookbasketball shot - throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out"