SLAM DUNK

Meaning of SLAM DUNK in English

■ noun

1》 Basketball a shot thrust down through the basket.

2》 N. Amer. informal a foregone conclusion or certainty.

■ verb ( slam-dunk )

1》 Basketball thrust (the ball) down through the basket.

2》 N. Amer. informal defeat or dismiss decisively.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SLAM DUNK — noun Date: 1972 dunk shot , sure thing , slam-dunk verb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLAM-DUNK — verb see: slam dunk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLAM-DUNK — verb see slam dunk
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLAM DUNK — noun 1. : dunk shot 2. : sure thing the case looks like a slam dunk for the plaintiff — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLAM-DUNK — /slam"dungk'/ , v.t. Basketball. to dunk (the ball) with great force.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLAM DUNK — — slam dunker . Basketball. a particularly forceful, often dramatic dunk shot. [ 1975-80 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLAM-DUNK — see slam dunk
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLAM DUNK — Date: 1972 1. : dunk shot 2. : sure thing the case is a slam dunk • slam-dunk verb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLAM DUNK — Function: noun Date: 1972 1 : DUNK SHOT 2 : SURE THING <the case is a slam dunk > – …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SLAM DUNK — [slam dunk] n (1972): dunk shot -- slam-dunk vb
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLAM-DUNK — verb [ vn ] ( in basketball ) to jump up and put the ball through the net with a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAM DUNK — noun 1. ( in basketball ) the act of jumping up and putting the ball through the net with a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAM-DUNK — ˈslam-dunk BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] to put a ball through the net in ↑ basketball , by jumping …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLAM DUNK — ˈslam dunk BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . when a ↑ basketball player jumps high above the net and throws …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLAM DUNK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The slam dunk was the final, dramatic proof that women could play a game recognizable …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLAM DUNK — ➡ basketball
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SLAM DUNK — Мате
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SLAM DUNK — I n AmE infml Another slam dunk and our team ties the score again — Еще один мяч буквально вколочен в …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SLAM DUNK — I n AmE infml Another slam dunk and our team ties the score again — Еще один мяч буквально вколочен …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SLAM DUNK — slam dunk n AmE infml Another slam dunk and our team ties the score again Еще один мяч буквально вколочен …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SLAM DUNK — I Another slam dunk and our team ties the score again — Еще один мяч буквально вколочен в корзину, и …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
DUNK — I. verb see: tinge Date: 1919 transitive verb to dip (as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLAM — I. ˈslam, -laa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : a winning of all the tricks or points of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUNK — I. ˈdəŋk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Pennsylvania German dunke to dip, from Middle High German dunken, tunken, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLAM — (n.) Winning all the tricks of a deal (called, in bridge, grand slam, the winning of all but one of …
Английский словарь Webster
SLAM — slam 1 /slam/ , v. , slammed, slamming , n. v.t. , v.i. 1. to shut with force and noise: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUNK — — dunkable , adj. , n. — dunker , n. /dungk/ , v.t. 1. to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUNK — v. immerse; dip into a liquid (of food); push a basketball forcefully through the basketball hoop from above (Basketball)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLAM — I. ˈslam noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1660 1. : grand slam 2. : little slam II. noun Etymology: perhaps …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUNK — I. ˈdəŋk verb Etymology: Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLAM — noun the refuse of alum works. 2. slam ·noun winning all the tricks of a deal. 3. slam ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
DUNK — ■ verb 1》 dip (bread or other food) into a drink or soup before eating it. ↘immerse in water. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLAM — [slam] n [origin unknown] (1660) 1: grand slam 2: little slam [2]slam n [prob. of Scand origin; akin to Icel …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUNK — [dunk] vb [PaG dunke, fr. MHG dunken, fr. OHG dunkon--more at tinge] vt (1919) 1: to dip (as a piece …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUNK — dunk BrE AmE dʌŋk ▷ dunked dʌŋ k t ▷ dunking ˈdʌŋk ɪŋ ▷ dunks dʌŋ k s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLAM — / slæm; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -mm- ) 1. to shut, or to make sth shut, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUNK — / dʌŋk; NAmE / verb 1. [ vn ] dunk sth (in / into sth) to put food quickly into …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAM — I. slam 1 /slæm/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle slammed , present participle slamming ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUNK — dunk /dʌŋk/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Pennsylvania German ; Origin: dunke , from Middle High German …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLAM — n. Cards the winning of every trick in a game. øgrand slam 1 Bridge the winning of 13 tricks. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLAM — v. & n. --v. (slammed, slamming) 1 tr. & intr. shut forcefully and loudly. 2 tr. put down (an object) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUNK — v.tr. 1 dip (bread, a biscuit, etc.) into soup, coffee, etc. while eating. 2 immerse, dip (was dunked in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLAM — n. Cards the winning of every trick in a game. grand slam 1 Bridge the winning of 13 tricks. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLAM — v. & n. v. (slammed, slamming) 1 tr. & intr. shut forcefully and loudly. 2 tr. put down (an object) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUNK — v.tr. 1 dip (bread, a biscuit, etc.) into soup, coffee, etc. while eating. 2 immerse, dip (was dunked in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLAM — 1. v. & n. --v. (slammed, slamming) 1. tr. & intr. shut forcefully and loudly. 2 tr. put down (an …
Oxford English vocab
DUNK — v.tr. 1. dip (bread, a biscuit, etc.) into soup, coffee, etc. while eating. 2 immerse, dip (was dunked in the …
Oxford English vocab
SLAM — ( slams, slamming, slammed) 1. If you slam a door or window or if it slams , it shuts noisily …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUNK — ( dunks, dunking, dunked) If you dunk something in a liquid, you put it in the liquid, especially for a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUNK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) If you ~ something in a liquid, you put it in the liquid, especially for a particular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SLAM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUNK — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES slam dunk ▪ The biggest legal slam dunk came when a judge sentenced four men …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLAM — [verb] -mm- - to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noiseThe wind made …
Cambridge English vocab
DUNK — [verb] [T] - to put (a biscuit, bread, etc.) into a liquid such as tea or soup for a short …
Cambridge English vocab
SLAM — Synonyms and related words : Parthian shot, adverse criticism, altogether, animadversion, aspersion, attack, back answer, bad notices, bad press, bang, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DUNK — Synonyms and related words : baptize, bury, deluge, dip, douse, drown, duck, engulf, float, flood, flow on, immerge, immerse, inundate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DUNK — v. Function: verb Synonyms: DIP 1, douse, duck, immerse, souse, submerge, submerse Related Words: saturate, soak, sop
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SLAM — I. slam noun 1. Synonyms: blow 1, bang, bash, bastinado, crack, ||ding, pound, smack, smash, whack 2. Synonyms: bang 2, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DUNK — verb Synonyms: dip 1, douse, duck, immerse, souse, submerge, submerse Related Word: saturate, soak, sop
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DUNK — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SLAM — I. noun Slam is used after these nouns: ↑ poetry II. verb ADVERB ▪ hard ▪ She ran out of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DUNK — verb Dunk is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ biscuit
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLAM — I 1. сущ. 1) хлопанье (особ. дверьми) A slam was heard at the front door. ≈ Было слышно, как хлопнула …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUNK — 1. гл. 1) макать, окунать (сухарь, печенье в напиток : чай, вино и т.п.) (in) The children are allowed to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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