shot vs hook shot

hook shot vs shot

shot and hook shot both are nouns.

shot is an adjective but hook shot is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shot	Yes	Yes	No	No
hook shot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hook shot is a hyponym of shot; that is, hook shot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shot:

shot: throwing the basketball toward the hoop
hook shot: a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

Other hyponyms of shot include bank shot, dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot, finger-roll, charity shot, charity throw, charity toss, foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw, hook, jump shot, jumper, lay-up, layup, pivot shot, set shot, scoop shot, tip in.

shot (noun)	hook shot (noun)
the act of firing a projectile	a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
informal words for any attempt or effort
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
an attempt to score in a game
a blow hard enough to cause injury
throwing the basketball toward the hoop
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
an explosive charge used in blasting
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
an estimate based on little or no information
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
a small drink of liquor
a chance to do something

shot (adjective)	hook shot (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

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