basketball.
A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
Meaning & usage
A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
to play basketball
He pursued basketball as his career.
The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *baskis Proto-Brythonicder. Late Latin bascauda Anglo-Norman bascatbor. Middle English basket English basket Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal English ball English basketball From basket + ball.
To play basketball.
To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *baskis Proto-Brythonicder. Late Latin bascauda Anglo-Norman bascatbor. Middle English basket English basket Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal English ball English basketball From basket + ball.
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