basketball

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

basketballs

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

basketball

past (v2)

basketballed

past participle (v3)

basketballed

present participle

basketballing

3rd person singular

basketballs

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

   • He pursued basketball as his career.
   • Children playing basketball at their home in front of the John Amos coal-fired power plant in Poca, W.Va. President Biden’s infrastructure plan includes climate change measures that aim to close coal-fired plants.

2. 2.The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To play basketball.(informal)

2. 2.To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball.(informal)

   • He took a sip from a paper coffee-cup , crumpled it up and basketballed it into a small rubbish bin about five feet from him.

Overall

Uncommon· #2174

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Uncommon

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare

Word family

• basket