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also the successful throwing ofthe ball through the ring  \na slam dunk  \na shot in basketball in which a player jumps up and pushes the ball down through the basket with considerable force  \nto dribble  \nto move a ball by repeatedly hitting it against the floor with your hand in sports such as basketball or handball, or along the ground by repeatedly kicking or hitting it in sports such as football or hockey  \nto shoot  \nto launch a ball (or a similar object) towards a goal (i.e. the basket in basketball) in an attempt to score a point  \na shooter  \na player who takes a shot at the basket  \nto call the shots  \nidiomatic expression, to be in charge and make the decisions  \nOlympics 2008 © BBC Learning English 2008  \nPage 1 of 2  \n[bbclearningenglish.com](bbclearningenglish.com)  \nto give something/someone your best shot  \nto give the best possible try or effort to a task or a person  \nto take a shot at someone or something  \nto attack either a person or a goal in order to score a point or achieve a target  \non the buzzer  \nat exactly the moment a game of basketball runs out oftime and is being stopped (i.e. when the buzzer sounds), at the last or best possible moment; 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