jump shot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp shot]
- /dʒʌmp ʃɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp shot]
- /dʒʌmp ʃɒt/

Definitions of jump shot words

noun jump shot a shot with one or both hands in which a player leaps into the air and shoots the ball at the basket at the moment of reaching the highest point of the leap. 1
noun jump shot basketball: ball thrown at basket at height of jump 1
noun jump shot a shot at the basket made by a player releasing the ball at the highest point of a leap 0
noun jump shot a shot in which the player jumps up and shoots the ball at the top of the jump 0
noun jump shot (basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump. 0

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Origin of jump shot

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Jump shot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jump shot

jump shot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

jump shot usage trend in Literature

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