"scoop shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scoop shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scoop shot (plural scoop shots)
  1. (basketball) A shot taken underhanded from an unusually low position (as though scooping up the ball). Categories (topical): Basketball
    Sense id: en-scoop_shot-en-noun-9roSSO3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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