Basketball Definition
băskĭt-bôl
noun
A game played between two teams of five players each, the object being to throw a ball through an elevated basket on the opponent's side of a rectangular court. Players may move the ball by dribbling or passing with the hands.
American Heritage
A game played by two opposing teams of usually five players on a rectangular, often wooden, court with a raised basket at each end: points are scored by tossing or throwing a ball through the basket at the opponent's end.
Webster's New World
The inflated, spherical ball used in this game.
American Heritage
The large, round, inflated ball used in this game.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Basketball
Noun
Singular:
basketball
Plural:
basketballs
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