slam dunk

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slam dunk (sl

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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

(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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