shot vs jump shot

jump shot vs shot

shot and jump shot both are nouns.

shot is an adjective but jump shot is not an adjective.

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

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

shot: throwing the basketball toward the hoop
jump shot: (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump

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, hook shot, jumper, lay-up, layup, pivot shot, set shot, scoop shot, tip in.

shot (noun)	jump shot (noun)
the act of firing a projectile	(basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
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)	jump shot (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

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