basketball
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basketball
- /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/ UK
- /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/ US
- /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɑl/ cot caught merger
noun basketballs
verb basketballs · basketballing · basketballed
- To play basketball. by high school he was basketballing with the best of an all-Negro league
- To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: basketball game, football, nba, player, team, shoe, balloon, ball, sneaker, basket, trainer, league, fiba, hoops, roundball, b-ball
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noun the sport
| Español | baloncesto, básquetbol, básquet |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 농구 nonggu, 바스켓볼 baseuketbol |
| 日本語 | バスケットボール basukettobōru, バスケ basuke, 篭球 rōkyū, 籠球 rōkyū |
| 中文 | 籃球 /篮球 lánqiú |
| हिन्दी | बास्केटबॉल bāskeṭbŏl, बास्केटबाल bāskeṭbāl |
| Kiswahili | mpira wa kikapu |
| Português | basquete, basquetebol, bola ao cesto |
| Français | basket-ball, basketball, ballon-panier |
| Deutsch | Basketball |
| Italiano | pallacanestro, pallacesto, palla al cerchio, palla a spicchi, basket |
| Ελληνικά | καλαθοσφαίριση kalathosfaírisi, μπάσκετ básket |
| Română | baschetbal, baschet |
| Русский | баскетбо́л basketból |
| Tiếng Việt | bóng rổ |
| العربية | كُرَة اَلسَّلَّة kurat as-salla |
| עברית | כַּדּוּרְסַל kadursál |
noun the ball used in the sport
| 한국어 | 농구공 nonggugong |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | バスケットボール basukettobōru |
| 中文 | 籃球 /篮球 lánqiú |
| Português | bola de basquete/basquetebol |
| Deutsch | Basketball |
| Română | minge de baschet |
| Русский | баскетбо́льный мяч basketbólʹnyj mjač |
| العربية | كُرَة اَلسَّلَّة kurat as-salla |
| עברית | כַּדּוּר סַל kadúr sál |
Talk about this word "basketball." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/basketball. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. basketball. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/basketball "basketball." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/basketball.Cite this
@misc{basketball_2026,
title = {basketball},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basketball},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
