SLAM DUNK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slam dunk mean? 

• SLAM DUNK (noun)
  The noun SLAM DUNK has 2 senses:

1. something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion

2. a forceful dunk

  Familiarity information: SLAM DUNK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLAM DUNK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

predicting his success was a slam dunk

Hypernyms ("slam dunk" is a kind of...):

certainty; foregone conclusion; sure thing (something that is certain)

Derivation:

slam-dunk (make a forceful move against)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A forceful dunk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("slam dunk" is a kind of...):

dunk; dunk shot; stuff shot (a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket)

Derivation:

slam-dunk (make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk)