jump shot

noun

: a shot in basketball made by jumping into the air and releasing the ball with one or both hands at the peak of the jump

Examples of jump shot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After Quinonez clanked a third 3-point jump shot in three minutes off the rim late in the first quarter against 16-seed Texas -San Antonio, a visibly irritated Geno Auriemma immediately turned and pulled sophomore guard Allie Ziebell off the bench to replace her. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026

Agee turned the ball over with 15 seconds left, leading to a game-tying jump shot from Jalen Reece to send the game to a second overtime. —Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026

Ben Defty led Boston University with 20 points and Chance Gladden scored the game-winning jump shot with three seconds remaining as the Terriers defeated American 75-73 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament. —ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026

But Texas responded with a jump shot by Booker and layups from Harmon and Carlton in a span of 37 seconds. —Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jump shot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot

Kids Definition

jump shot

noun

: a basketball shot made while jumping