basketball
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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an inflated ball used in playing basketball
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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
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