| NOUN | act | basketball game, basketball, hoops | a game / game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players |
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| Meaning | A game / 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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| Synonyms | basketball, hoops | |
| Category of | assist | (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play |
| backboard, basketball backboard | A raised vertical board with basket attached | |
| ball-hawking | Used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit | |
| basketball court | The court on which basketball is played | |
| basketball equipment | sports equipment used in playing basketball | |
| center | (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team | |
| double dribble | An illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop) | |
| dribble, dribbling | The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks | |
| dunk | make a dunk shot, in basketball | |
| fast break | (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball | |
| hack | Kick on the arms | |
| home court | (basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games | |
| jump ball | (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed | |
| jumper, jump shot | (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump | |
| key, paint | (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court | |
| rim | (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended | |
| slam-dunk | make a slam dunk | |
| technical foul, technical | (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct | |
| Parts | basketball play | A play executed by a basketball team |
| basketball shot | Throwing the basketball toward the hoop | |
| half | One of two divisions into which some games / games or performances are divided | |
| rebound | The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot | |
| tip-off, tap-off | The act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball | |
| Narrower | professional basketball | Playing basketball for money |
| Broader | court game | An athletic game played on a court |
| Catalan | bàsquet | |
| Spanish | baloncesto | |
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