posterizes

Slams over defender

Posterizes is basketball slang for dunking on an opponent so dramatically that the moment deserves to be frozen in a poster.

The defender becomes a helpless bystander in someone else's highlight: He posterized the center with a two-handed slam.

The term has spread to other sports and contexts where someone is publicly humiliated or dominated.

basketball

dunk

Briefly submerge in liquid

  • slamForceful impact or closure
  • jamCooked fruit spread
  • throwdownFierce physical altercation

facial · rim · backboard · alley-oop · elevation · tomahawk · windmill · reverse · highlight · embarrass

image-processing

pixelate

Fragment into square units

contrast · simplify · banding · gradient · stylize · filter · effect · photoshop · illustrator · vector

Opposites
offensive dominance vs defensive dominance

posterizesblocks

Obstructs or sections

rejects · swats · stuffs · denies · contests

spectacular vs mundane scoring

posterizeslays up

Stores or sidelines

finger rolls · converts · goes around

Family

posterize, posterized, posterizing, posterization

Familiarity
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Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Positive · Rated G