slam dunk
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Noun[edit]
slam dunk (plural slam dunks)
- (basketball) An impressively forceful dunk.
- (colloquial, idiomatic) A task expected to present no difficulty, a piece of cake.
- As long as you get the vice president's approval first, it'll be a slam dunk.
- (yachting) Tacking on top of the wind of the following yacht in close quarters
Synonyms[edit]
- dunk shot; over-the-rim shot
- See also Thesaurus:easy thing
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Translations[edit]
impressively forceful dunk
Verb[edit]
slam dunk (third-person singular simple present slam dunks, present participle slam dunking, simple past and past participle slam dunked)
- To perform a slam dunk.