slap shot

noun

: a shot in ice hockey made with a swinging stroke

Examples of slap shot in a Sentence

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Boeser loaded up and blasted a rocket slap shot to tie it up in dramatic fashion with 2.7 seconds remaining. Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025 The Bruins goalie gloved Zach Whitecloud’s 57-foot slap shot. Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025 Girard took the pass, made a slick move to bypass the defender in front of him and then ripped off a slap shot that beat Ersson on the left side of the net to make it 1-0. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025 Vegas took a 1-0 lead at the 5:26 mark of the first period when McNabb blasted a slap shot from the left point past Knight’s glove side and into the top right corner of the net. Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slap shot

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of slap shot was in 1924

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“Slap shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20shot. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

slap shot

noun
: a hard shot in ice hockey that is made with a swinging stroke

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