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Defenition of the word basketball

    • Defenition of the word basketball

      • A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to throw a ball through a hoop.
      • an inflated ball used in playing basketball
      • a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop
      • 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

    Synonyms for the word basketball

      • basketball game
      • hoops

    Meronymys for the word basketball

      • basketball play
      • basketball shot
      • dribble
      • dribbling
      • fastbreak
      • rebound
      • tap-off
      • tip-off

    Hyponyms for the word basketball

      • professional basketball

    Hypernyms for the word basketball

      • ball
      • basketball equipment
      • court game
      • game

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