basketball

basketball

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/]

Senses

1. basketball (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

Example: to play basketball

2. basketball (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

3. basketball (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To play basketball.

Example: by high school he was basketballing with the best of an all-Negro league

4. basketball (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball.

Example: 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.

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