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An impressively forceful dunk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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A task expected to present no difficulty, a piece of cake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, idiomatic
Examples
- As long as you get the vice president's approval first, it'll be a slam dunk.
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Tacking on top of the wind of the following yacht in close quarters
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: yachting
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To perform a slam dunk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a forceful dunk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot
something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- predicting his success was a slam dunk
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Broader terms: certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
رَمْيَة سَاحِقَة
— impressively forceful dunk
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Arabic:
سْلَام دَانْك
(slām dānk)
— impressively forceful dunk
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Catalan:
esmaixada
— impressively forceful dunk
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Chinese Cantonese:
入樽
(jap6 zeon1)
— impressively forceful dunk
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Chinese Mandarin:
扣籃 /扣篮
(kòulán)
— impressively forceful dunk
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Chinese Mandarin:
灌籃 /灌篮
(guànlán)
— impressively forceful dunk
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Chinese Mandarin:
入樽
(rùzūn)
— impressively forceful dunk
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Finnish:
donkkaus
— impressively forceful dunk
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Hungarian:
zsákolás
— impressively forceful dunk