What is the meaning of Hook_shot?

A shot in which the offensive player gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head.

A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height; a hook.

Synonym of hook (a shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left)

Synonym of hook (shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side)

Source: wiktionary.org