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Definition of Basketball
1. Noun. A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop.
Exact synonyms: Basketball Game, Hoops
Terms within: Basketball Shot, Rebound, Tap-off, Tip-off, Basketball Play, Half
Examples of category: Jump Shot, Jumper, Jump Ball, Fast Break, Dribble, Dribbling, Double Dribble, Assist, Technical, Technical Foul, Backboard, Basketball Backboard, Basketball Court, Basketball Equipment, Home Court, Rim, Key, Paint, Center, Hack, Dunk, Slam-dunk, Ball-hawking
Generic synonyms: Court Game
Specialized synonyms: Professional Basketball
Terms within: Basketball Shot, Rebound, Tap-off, Tip-off, Basketball Play, Half
Examples of category: Jump Shot, Jumper, Jump Ball, Fast Break, Dribble, Dribbling, Double Dribble, Assist, Technical, Technical Foul, Backboard, Basketball Backboard, Basketball Court, Basketball Equipment, Home Court, Rim, Key, Paint, Center, Hack, Dunk, Slam-dunk, Ball-hawking
Generic synonyms: Court Game
Specialized synonyms: Professional Basketball
2. Noun. An inflated ball used in playing basketball.
Definition of Basketball
1. Noun. (sports uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. ¹
2. Noun. (basketball countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Basketball
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Basketball
1. A competitive team sport played on a rectangular court having a raised basket at each end. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Basketball
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