Look up: basketball

1. basketball
   [n] - an inflated ball used in playing basketball 2. [n] - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players
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2. basketball
   the ball used to play the game of basketball. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
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3. basketball
   A competitive team sport played on a rectangular court having a raised basket at each end. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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4. basketball
   noun an inflated ball used in playing basketball
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5. basketball
   basketball game noun 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
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6. basketball
   (from the article `basketball`) ...(1.1 metres) high, made of a transparent material, usually glass; it may be 4 feet (1.2 metres) high in college. The international court varies ...
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7. basketball
   game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the ... [39 related articles]
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8. basketball
   basketball, game played generally indoors by two opposing teams of five players each. Basketball was conceived in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a physical education instructor at the YMCA college in Springfield, Mass., as a way to condition outdoor athletes during the winter months. His original list ...
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9. Basketball
   Basketball is a sports comedy starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy, Ernest Borgnine, and Robert Vaughn in a story about two American sportsmen who invent a hybrid game combining basketball and baseball, which becomes a national sensation. Basketball was directed by David Zucker in 1998.
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10. Basketball
    Basketball is a five-a-side ball game which originated in the USA in 1891 but is now played world- wide. It was invented by Naismith and conceived as a game where one team would attempt to gain possession of the ball and throw it into the opponent team's basket. A goal is scored when the ball enters...
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11. basketball
    Ball game between two teams of five players on an indoor enclosed court. The object is, via a series of passing moves, to throw the large inflated ball through a circular hoop and net positioned at each end of the court, 3.05 m/10 ft above the in ground. The first world championship for men was held in 1950, and 1953 for women. They are now hel...
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12. Basketball
    `Basketball` is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of 2--> high mounted to a Backboard (basketball)|backboard. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball thr...
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13. Basketball
    (The Office) "`Basketball`" is the fifth episode of the first season of U.S. television comedy The Office. It was written and directed by Greg Daniels. It first aired on April 19, 2005. In this episode, Michael pits the office staff against the warehouse workers in a basketba...
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14. Basketball
    (ball) A `basketball` is a sphere shaped inflated ball used in the game of basketball. Basketballs typically range in size from very small promotional items possibly only a few inches in diameter to extra large balls nearly a foot in diameter used in training exercises to increase the skill o...
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15. Basketball
    (song) `Basketball` is a single by written by Stephen Wiley and recorded by Kurtis Blow released in 1984 from his album Ego Trip. It was later covered by Lil` Bow Wow in 2002, featuring Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Fundisha for the Like Mike soundtrack. Lil` Bow Wow version: In ...
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