slam-dunk (slām'dŭngk')
v.
slam-dunked, slam-dunk·ing, slam-dunks
v.
intr. Basketball
To make a slam dunk.
v.
tr.
Basketball To shoot (the ball) in a slam dunk. To make a forceful dramatic move against (another): "They've stopped slam-dunking each other and begun designing strategies with the ... aim of moving those on welfare into decent jobs" (David L. Kirp).
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Slang Dictionary
slam dunk
- tv. & in.
to force a basketball into the basket from above. (See also jam.) : Wilbur slam dunked another one, raising the score from 108 to 110.
- n.
an act of making a basket as in sense 1. : Another slam dunk and Wilbur ties the score again!
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