slam dunk (sl m d ngk)n. 1. Basketball A dramatic forceful dunk shot. 2. Slang A forceful dramatic move: "I ask [him] whether the slam dunk of the indictment was a spontaneous or planned bit of theater" (Ron Rosenbaum). |
slam dunk Basketball
n
(Team Sports / Basketball) a scoring shot in which a player jumps up and forces the ball down through the basket
vb slam-dunk
(Team Sports / Basketball) to jump up and force (a ball) through a basket
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| Noun | 1. |  slam dunk - something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion; "predicting his success was a slam dunk"sure thing, certainty, foregone conclusion - something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" |
| 2. | slam dunk - a forceful dunk dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot - a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket |
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