basketball
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Synonyms: basket ball, basket-ball, baseball, basketballs, base ball, base-ball, basketbrawl, racketball
Antonyms: basket ball, basket-ball, baseball, basketballs, base ball, base-ball, basketbrawl, racketball
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q5372}}{{lb|en|sports|uncountable}} A [[sport]] in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a [[ball]] through a [[hoop]].
- {{senseid|en|Q810345}}{{lb|en|countable}} The particular kind of [[ball]] used in the sport of basketball. {{topics|en|Basketball}}
Verb
- {{lb|en|informal|intransitive}} To [[play]] basketball.
- {{lb|en|informal|transitive}} To [[throw]] in a [[similar]] way to when [[shoot]]ing a basketball.
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