Basketball
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Basketball is a noun meaning (sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
Meaning
(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
More Meanings
- (countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
- (informal, intransitive) To play basketball.
- (informal, transitive) To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball.
Example Sentences
to play basketball
He pursued basketball as his career.
by high school he was basketballing with the best of an all-Negro league
He took a sip from a paper coffee-cup , crumpled it up and basketballed it into a small rubbish bin about five feet from him.
Word Forms
- basketballs
- basketballing
- basketballed
Synonyms for basketball
Depending on context, synonyms include hoops, b-ball.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include football, player, team, shoe, balloon, ball.
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Sources & Attribution
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