SLAM-DUNK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slam-dunk mean? 

• SLAM-DUNK (verb)
  The verb SLAM-DUNK has 2 senses:

1. make a forceful move against

2. make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk

  Familiarity information: SLAM-DUNK used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLAM-DUNK (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a forceful move against

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

the electronic travel market is slam-dunking traditional travel agencies

Hypernyms (to "slam-dunk" is one way to...):

affect; bear on; bear upon; impact; touch; touch on (have an effect upon)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

slam dunk (something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "slam-dunk" is one way to...):

dunk (make a dunk shot, in basketball)

Domain category:

basketball; basketball game; hoops (a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

slam dunk (a forceful dunk)