hook shot
hook shot 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.
Noun
hook shot (plural hook shots)
- 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.
- 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.
- Synonym of hook (“a shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left”).
- Synonyms:
- hook
- Synonym of hook (“shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side”).
- Synonyms:
- hook
Synonyms of hook shot
Forms of hook shot
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Questions about hook shot
- What does hook shot mean?
- Hook shot means 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.
- What part of speech is hook shot?
- Hook shot is a noun.
- What is the plural of hook shot?
- The plural of hook shot is hook shots.
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