Basketball - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbæskɪtbɔːl|  American pronunciation of the word basketball
Brit.  |ˈbɑːskɪtbɔːl|  British pronunciation of the word basketball

noun

- 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 (syn: hoops)
- an inflated ball used in playing basketball

Extra examples

College teams courting high school basketball stars

The basketball player was charged with a foul.

She starred for the basketball team last year.

...we expect everyone on this basketball court to play fair...

The basketball team has few weaknesses.

He lost a lot of money by betting on college football and basketball.

Basketball provided an outlet for their excess energy.

That brand of sneaker is endorsed by several basketball stars.

She refereed the basketball game.

I dislike basketball, but I enjoy baseball.

He was a tiger on the basketball court.

A second violation was called on the basketball player.

This year's national basketball champs

...a conceited basketball player who was always too busy even to sign autographs...

He was a successful basketball coach, but many people regarded him as a petty despot.

Word forms

noun
singular: basketball
plural: basketballs
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