Definition of basket_ball
1. basketball [ n ] a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop
Used in print:(The New York Times,...)
He played basketball there while working toward a law_degree .
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)
Benington recalled that he once told Hartweger that he doubted Gordon would ever play much for him because he seemed to be lacking in all of the accepted basketball skills .
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
The parallel_bars , horse , buck , springboard , horizontal_bar , rings , and mats formerly in the school gyms were replaced by baseball , volleyball , basketball and football .
Synonyms basketball hoops basketball_game Related Terms court_game professional_basketball half basketball_play basketball_shot dribble tip-off rebound fastbreak assist ball-hawking center dunk backboard jump_ball slam-dunk basketball_equipment home_court basketball_court dribble key rim bounder hack technical double_dribble fast_break2. basketball [ n ] an inflated ball used in playing basketball
Synonyms basketball Related Terms ball basketball_equipmentSimilar Spelling
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