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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(basketball) Toward a team's offensive basket, the basket at which points are scored.
The Wizards took the lead for good when Nick Young blocked Duhon’s layup attempt, then raced upcourt for a 21-foot pull-up jumper.
Use upcourt when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Upcourt means (basketball) Toward a team's offensive basket, the basket at which points are scored.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include downcourt.
The Wizards took the lead for good when Nick Young blocked Duhon’s layup attempt, then raced upcourt for a 21-foot pull-up jumper.
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