basketball

A game of basketball.

Meanings

Noun

  • A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
  • The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

Verb

  • To play basketball
  • To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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