basketball

//ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl//
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Visual representation of basketball

Noun

basketballsPlural
1

A team sport played on a rectangular court where two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a raised hoop called a basket.

We play basketball every Saturday at the local gym.

2

The round inflated ball used in the sport of basketball, typically orange with black lines.

He bounced the basketball on the court.

Synonym