Meanings
nounslam dunk (plural slam dunks)
plural slam dunks · alternative slam-dunk · alternative slamdunk
- colloquialidiomaticA task expected to present no difficulty, a piece of cake.
As long as you get the vice president's approval first, it'll be a slam dunk.
- yachtingTacking on top of the wind of the following yacht in close quarters
verbslam dunk (third-person singular simple present slam dunks, present participle slam dunking, simple past and past participle slam dunked)
present singular third person slam dunks · participle present slam dunking · participle past slam dunked · past slam dunked · alternative slam-dunk · alternative slamdunk
- To perform a slam dunk.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn impressively forceful dunk.
Similar
dunk shotover-the-rim shot
Translations
Arabic رَمْيَة سَاحِقَة, سْلَام دَانْك
- رَمْيَة سَاحِقَةimpressively forceful dunk
- سْلَام دَانْك (slām dānk)impressively forceful dunk
Catalan esmaixada
- esmaixadaimpressively forceful dunk
Chinese Cantonese 入樽
- 入樽 (jap⁶ zeon¹)impressively forceful dunk
Chinese Mandarin 扣籃 /扣篮, 灌籃 /灌篮
- 扣籃 /扣篮 (kòulán)impressively forceful dunk
- 灌籃 /灌篮 (guànlán)impressively forceful dunk
- 入樽 (rùzūn)impressively forceful dunk
Finnish donkkaus
- donkkausimpressively forceful dunk
Hungarian zsákolás
- zsákolásimpressively forceful dunk
Cite this entry
APA
slam dunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slam%20dunk
MLA
“slam dunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slam%20dunk. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slam dunk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slam%20dunk.
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