n. 1. A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five players each contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals (baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball through the basket may count from one to three points, depending on the situation in which it was thrown. Syn. -- basketball game. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
2. The inflatable ball used in the game of basketball. [ PJC ]
(n) 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.basketball game, hoops
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Basketball \Bas"ket*ball`\, n.
1. A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the
basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five
players each contest with each other to toss a large
inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals
(baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical
mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet
above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball
through the basket may count from one to three points,
depending on the situation in which it was thrown.
Syn: basketball game.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. The inflatable ball used in the game of basketball.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
basketball
n 1: 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: {basketball}, {basketball
game}, {hoops}]
2: an inflated ball used in playing basketball
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
basket-ball
basketball
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
basket‐ball
basketball
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