slam dunk

See also slamdunk, and slam-dunk

English

Alternative forms

• slam-dunk, slamdunk

Noun

slam dunk (plural slam dunks)

1. (basketball) An impressively forceful dunk.
2. (colloquial, idiomatic) A task expected to present no difficulty.

   As long as you get the vice president's approval first, it'll be a slam dunk.

3. (yachting) Tacking on top of the wind of the following yacht in close quarters

Synonyms

• dunk shot; over-the-rim shot

Translations

impressively forceful dunk

• Chinese: 

  Mandarin: 扣籃 (cmn), 扣篮 (cmn) (kòulán)

• Finnish: donkkaus (fi)

Verb

slam dunk (third-person singular simple present slam dunks, present participle slam dunking, simple past and past participle slam dunked)

1. To perform a slam dunk.

Derived terms

• slam dunk approach