basketball

Thân thiện

A boy bounces a basketball on the playground.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A Game: A sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. Points are scored by throwing an inflated ball through a circular, elevated horizontal hoop (called a basket) defended by the opposing team.
   • The Ball: The large, inflated, spherical ball specifically designed and used for playing the game of basketball.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Game):
  • He plays basketball for his university team.
  • Watching professional basketball is a popular pastime.
• Noun (Ball):
  • She dribbled the basketball down the court.
  • We need a new basketball; this one has lost its air.

Advanced Usage

• "to play basketball": To participate in the sport.
  • They play basketball every Saturday at the park.
• Metonymic Use: The word can refer to the culture, industry, or community surrounding the sport.
  • He has worked in basketball for over twenty years as a coach and analyst.

Variants and Related Words

• Basketball player (n): A person who plays basketball.
  • She is a talented basketball player.
• Basketball court (n): The rectangular, hard-surface area on which the game is played.
  • The new community center has two indoor basketball courts.

Synonyms

• (For the game): Hoops (informal), roundball (informal).
  • Let's go shoot some hoops.
• (For the ball): (Game) ball.

Related Phrases

• Dribble the basketball: To bounce the ball repeatedly with one hand while moving.
  • A player must learn to dribble the basketball without looking at it.
• Shoot a basketball: To attempt to throw the ball into the basket to score.
  • Her job is to shoot the basketball from long range.
• Pass the basketball: To throw the ball to a teammate.
  • He decided to pass the basketball instead of taking the shot himself.

Related Idioms

• Slam dunk:
  • (Literal) A forceful shot in basketball where a player jumps and powerfully throws the ball down through the basket.

    • The center scored with a powerful slam dunk.
  • (Figurative) Something that is certain to be successful or easy to accomplish.

    • Getting that contract is a slam dunk for our company.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an inflated ball used in playing basketball
2. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• basketball game
• hoops