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Definition of basket_ball

"basket_ball" is probably misspelled. Trying basketball instead Definition of basketball

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_break

2. basketball [ n ] an inflated ball used in playing basketball

Synonyms basketball Related Terms ball basketball_equipment

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