Meanings
plural hook shots
- ball gamesA 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.
- ball gamesA 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of hook (“a shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left”).
nounSynonym of hook (“shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side”).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan ganxo
- ganxobasketball shot that goes overhead
French bras roulé
- bras roulébasketball shot that goes overhead
Italian gancio, tiro a uncino
- ganciobasketball shot that goes overhead
- tiro a uncinobasketball shot that goes overhead
Cite this entry
hook shot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook%20shot
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