noun:a game in which two teams of five players bounce a ball and try to score points by throwing the ball through one of the raised nets at each end of a rectangular court
noun:a usually indoor court game between two teams of usually five players each who score by tossing an inflated ball through a raised goal
often used before another noun
synonyms: basketball game, hoops
Examples
a 'basketball' game/team/player/coach
She plays 'basketball'.
Movie clips
Movie quotes
(..) Try this. The trophy? Yeah. Are you sure? I've been looking for a way to tell my father I kind of hate basketball. Go to town! (GRUNTS) Always! Yes. I'm so glad that you liked it. (..)
