slap shot
noun Ice Hockey.
a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
Origin of slap shot
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby slap shot
slap dashing,
slap down,
slap in the face,
slap on the back,
slap on the wrist,
slap shot,
slap-bang,
slap-happy,
slap-up,
slapdash,
slaphappy
British Dictionary definitions for slapshot
slapshot
/ (ˈslæpˌʃɒt) /
noun
ice hockey
a hard, fast, often wild, shot executed with a powerful downward swing, and with the blade of the stick brushing firmly against the ice prior to striking the puck