basketball
/ˈbæskɪtbɔl/
noun
- A game played between two teams of five players each, in which points are scored by throwing a ball through a hoop with a net at the opponent's end of the court.
- We play basketball every Saturday at the community center.
- She joined the school basketball team and practices every day after class.
- Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United States.
- The ball used in the game of basketball, typically orange with black lines.
- The new basketball has a better grip than the old one.
- She bounced the basketball on the driveway before shooting.
- He dribbled the basketball down the court and passed it to his teammate.