jump shot

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

• n. Basketball A shot made by a player at the highest point of a jump. Also called jumper1.

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• n. A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump.

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• n. (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump