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Jump shot — or jumpshot may refer to:* Jump shot (basketball), an attempt to score in basketball and netball by jumping, usually straight up, and in mid jump, propelling the ball in an arc into the basket. unlike a normal shot where your feet stay on the… … Wikipedia
jump shot — ☆ jump shot n. Basketball a shot in which the player jumps up and shoots the ball at the top of the jump … English World dictionary
jump shot — n an action in ↑basketball in which you throw the ball towards the basket as you jump in the air … Dictionary of contemporary English
jump shot — jump′ shot n. spo a basketball shot made by releasing the ball at the peak of a vertical leap • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
jump shot — jump ,shot noun count the movement that a basketball player makes by jumping into the air and throwing the ball toward the basket … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jump shot — noun (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump • Syn: ↑jumper • Topics: ↑basketball, ↑basketball game, ↑hoops • Hypernyms: ↑basketball shot … Useful english dictionary
Jump shot — Der Sprungwurf ist eine Wurftechnik, die im Wesentlichen in den Sportarten Basketball und Handball angewendet wird. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Basketball 2 Handball 3 Einzelnachweise 4 Literatur 5 … Deutsch Wikipedia
jump shot — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms jump shot : singular jump shot plural jump shots the movement that a basketball player makes by jumping into the air and throwing the ball towards the basket … English dictionary
jump shot — /ˈdʒʌmp ʃɒt/ (say jump shot) noun (in basketball) a shot at the basket made by a player releasing the ball while at the top of a leap …
Jump shot (basketball) — In basketball (and derivatives like netball), a jump shot is an attempt to score a basket by jumping, usually straight up, and in mid jump, propelling the ball in an arc into the basket. It is accomplished by the player bringing his or her elbow… … Wikipedia
jump shot — noun Date: 1948 a shot in basketball made by jumping into the air and releasing the ball with one or both hands at the peak of the jump … New Collegiate Dictionary
