Phrase guide
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Synonym of hook (“a shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: hook
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noun
Synonym of hook (“shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: hook
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noun
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hook
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: basketball shot
History
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Across languages
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