dunk
dunk shot
stuff shot | a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket |
| slam dunk | a forceful dunk |
slam dancing
slam dance | a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another, normally performed to punk rock |
| slam dunk | something that is a sure to occur, a foregone conclusion, predicting his success was a slam dunk |
shot
shaft slam
dig
barb
jibe
gibe | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect, his parting shot was `drop dead', she threw shafts of sarcasm, she takes a dig at me every chance she gets |
| slam | a forceful impact that makes a loud noise |
| slam | the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects |
slam
sweep | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
| grand slam | winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge |
little slam
small slam | winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge |
dunk
dip | dip into a liquid while eating, She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce |
slam
bang | strike violently, slam the ball |
| slam flap down | throw violently, He slammed the book on the table |
| slam bang | close violently, He slammed the door shut |
slap on
clap on
slam on | apply carelessly, slap some paint onto the wall |
dunk
dip
souse
plunge
douse | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate, dip the garment into the cleaning solution, dip the brush into the paint |
| dunk | make a dunk shot, in basketball, He dunked the ball |
| slam-dunk | make a slam dunk, shoot a basketball in a slam dunk |
slam dance
slam
mosh
thrash | dance the slam dance |
| slam-dunk | make a forceful move against, the electronic travel market is slam-dunking traditional travel agencies |
| slam-bang | violent and sudden and noisy, a slam-bang collision |
slam-bang
slap-bang | in a violent or sudden or noisy manner, the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house |
| slam-bang | with heedless speed, yachts ran slap-bang into the convoy at knots an hour |
slapdash
slam-bang | in a careless or reckless manner, the shelves were put up slapdash |