slam-dunk
[ slam-duhngk ]
/ ˈslæmˌdʌŋk /
verb (used with object)
Basketball.
to dunk (the ball) with great force.
Words nearby slam-dunk
slalom,
slam,
slam dance,
slam dunk,
slam-bang,
slam-dunk,
slammer,
slamming,
slamming stile,
slander,
slang
Definition for slam-dunk (2 of 2)
slam dunk
noun
Basketball.
a particularly forceful, often dramatic dunk shot.
Slang.
something regarded as certain to occur or be accomplished, typically something desirable that requires little further effort: The election is starting to look like a slam dunk for our side.
Origin of slam dunk
First recorded in 1975–80
OTHER WORDS FROM slam dunk
slam dunker, nounExample sentences from the Web for slam-dunk
British Dictionary definitions for slam-dunk
slam dunk
noun
basketball
a scoring shot in which a player jumps up and forces the ball down through the basket
informal
a task so easy that success in it is deemed a certainty
verb slam-dunk
basketball
to jump up and force (a ball) through a basket
Idioms and Phrases with slam-dunk
slam dunk
A forceful, dramatic move, as in That indictment was a slam dunk if ever there was one. This expression is also often put as a verb, slam-dunk, meaning “make a forceful move against someone,” as in This is a great chance for us to slam-dunk the opposition. The idiom comes from basketball, where it refers to a dramatic shot in which the ball is thrust into the basket from above the rim. It was transferred to other activities from about 1980 on.